Duchess of Edinburgh ‘tempted to take puppy home’ on labrador club visit
Sophie enjoyed gundog demonstrations and afternoon tea at Windsor Great Park.
By contributor Emily Smith, PA
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The Duchess of Edinburgh was tempted to slip a puppy into her handbag during a visit to the Yellow Labrador Club, organisers joked.
Sophie, 60, visited Windsor Great Park on Tuesday for an afternoon of gundog demonstrations, tea, and puppy cuddles, as she met members of the club and their dogs to learn about the breed and its work.
The club was founded in 1924 and promotes the breeding and training of pure yellow labrador retrievers, and the duchess is its patron.
Sophie was so taken by the dogs that “we had to watch carefully that she didn’t sneak one in her pocket,” club honorary secretary Sussie Wiles said.
