Overview

• Queen Camilla, patron of Battersea since 2017, officially opened the permanent RHS and BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden on July 14, relocating Monty Don and Jamie Butterworth’s Chelsea Flower Show design to the London centre.
• The garden incorporates grass lawns, shade-providing trees, scented borders and textured pathways to engage dogs’ senses and reduce stress ahead of rehoming.
• She met staff, volunteers and celebrity ambassadors including Amanda Holden, Sue Perkins and David Gandy, then unveiled a plaque path bearing the names of her terriers Beth, Bluebell and Moley and the King’s dog Snuff.
• Moley, Camilla’s latest rescue adopted in February, was kept at her Wiltshire home due to high temperatures, and the royal family released an official portrait of Camilla with Moley at Ray Mill House.
• Founded in 1860, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has rehomed over three million animals and benefits from increased public profile and fundraising under royal patronage.