Royal stars in new portrait with her adorable rescue dog at home

Find out what the pup was doing while the royal returned to the center where she adopted her dog

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JULY 15, 2025 11:26 AM EDTJUL 15, 2025, 11:26 AM EDT

A Queen's best friend! Queen Camilla was joined by her rescue puppy Moley in a new portrait released by Buckingham Palace on Monday. Her Majesty looked every bit the doting dog mom as she held Moley in the picture, taken by Chris Jackson in the garden of the Queen's home, Ray Mill House.

The Queen rescued Moley from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, which she is patron of. The royal family's social media accounts shared the new portrait of the Queen and her pup following Her Majesty's visit to Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in south London, where Camilla—wearing a blue dress with a dog clip from Van Cleef & Arpels—officially unveiled the new location for the RHS and BBC Radio 2 "Dog Garden." The garden, designed by Monty Don for the Chelsea Flower Show, is said to have been "designed as a blueprint for all the things dogs love, and will provide Battersea with a tranquil space for the rescue dogs in their care, allowing them to spend time away from the kennel environment in a serene, natural setting."

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"It was a fantastic afternoon at @Battersea - we are so grateful for all that you do! 🐾 Whilst Moley was keeping cool at home, she wishes she could have been reunited with some of her old friends!" the caption alongside the portrait of the Queen and Moley read in part.

Britain's Queen Camilla reacts during a visit to unveil the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and BBC Radio 2 'Dog Garden' at the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in south London on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP) (Photo by AARON CHOWN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Camilla revealed in February that she "just got a new puppy," whom she said "looks just like a mole." News of the Queen's new puppy came months after the passing of her dog Beth, whom she rescued in 2011.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 14: Queen Camilla meets 'Dipsy' during a visit to unveil the new RHS and BBC Radio 2 'Dog Garden', designed by Monty Don at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home on July 14, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

The royal family's social media accounts announced Beth's death last November, writing: "A sad farewell to Beth, The Queen’s much-loved companion from @Battersea Dogs and Cats Home who brought such joy, whether on walkies, helping on official duties, or curled up by the fire. 🐾." At the time, PEOPLE reported that it understood that Beth had an untreatable tumor and had to be put down.