King Charles Is 'Besotted' with This New Addition to the Royal Family...Another Puppy!

King Charles is smitten with the newest member of the royal family: a puppy called Snuff!

According to The Sun, the King, 76, is the proud new owner of a Lagotto Romagnolo dog he received as a gift four weeks ago.

"Charles is besotted with his puppy. He hasn’t had one since Tigga," an insider told the outlet in a piece published on Feb. 28. Tigga was the King's beloved Jack Russel terrier who died in 2002 at age 18, making Snuff his first personal pet in years.

"The breed is a truffle-hunter. Charles enjoys mushroom foraging, so they have a lot in common," the source said about the history of Snuff's breed and how it connects to the King's hobby.

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PetMD describes the Lagotto Romagnolo as an ancient Italian water dog bred to sniff out truffles, known for their small to medium size, curly coats and active personalities. Mushroom foraging is one of the King's many interests and an affinity he may have passed down to his grandchildren Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6. While visiting a community garden in south Wales last week, Kate Middleton revealed that her kids thought a giant puffball mushroom she recently found was "fascinating."

Though Lagotto Romagnolos are an Italian breed and Italy is where King Charles is heading on his next state visit in April, palace sources told the Sun that Snuff was a private gift and is not linked to the upcoming trip. It was announced in February that the King and Queen Camilla would travel to Italy and meet Pope Francis in early April. The couple is expected to be abroad for their 20th wedding anniversary on April 9.

While Snuff the pup has reportedly charmed King Charles, he is not the only new pet at the palace! While meeting a guide dog at the Beaney House of Art & Knowledge in Canterbury on Feb. 25, Queen Camilla revealed, "I've just got a new puppy," and shared a bit about the dog.

The Queen, 77, said that the rescue dog was eight weeks old and described its breed as "a bit of everything," along with the provenance of the unique name.

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"She's called Moley, looks just like a mole," the Queen said in a video shared to X by royals reporter Rebecca English.

Buckingham Palace confirmed that Moley was born on Dec. 26, which is celebrated as Boxing Day in the U.K. Moley's mother is half Jack Russell Terrier, while her father's breed is unknown.

Moley is a rescue pet from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in South London, which Queen Camilla backs as patron. The Queen previously adopted her dogs Beth and Bluebell from Battersea, and the palace shared the sad news in November 2024 that Beth died. PEOPLE understands that Beth had an untreatable tumor and had to be put down.

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A few days later, King Charles shared that he and his wife the Queen were planning to expand their pack by adopting another dog.

"We're going to get a new one," he told hosts Amanda Holden and Alan Carr at the Royal Variety Performance on Nov. 22.

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