The Queen misses out on adopting puppy
Camilla was left smitten by tiny Jack Russell cross
The Queen joked about missing out on a Jack Russell during a visit to Battersea Dogs and Cats home earlier
Camilla, who has already rescued three dogs from the sanctuary, told staff she'd have taken the puppy called Dipsy had he not already been adopted.
Her Majesty was there to open a dog friendly garden that was first unveiled at the Chelsea Flower Show
She told guests who included celebrity supporters Amanda Holden, Sue Perkins, David Gandy and Dame Jacqueline Wilson she had followed the garden's progress.
She said: "I feel like I've watched it grow up.
"I saw it at the planning stage, I saw it at Chelsea, and I've seen it here, where it's going to be so wonderful for all the dogs to roam around."
When the Queen first arrived, she was greeted by some of Battersea's more cuddly resident dogs, including seven-week-old Dipsy who she tickled behind the ear.
When told by Nake Florin, the charity's behaviour manager responsible for animal wellbeing who held the diminutive puppy in one hand, the dog had been adopted by one of the charity's staff she made the group laugh with her comment about missing out on the dog.
Broadcaster Holden later said she made Camilla laugh when she told her about her husband's response to their rescue dog Mini rolling onto its back for its stomach to be tickled whenever he sees the pet.
The TV presenter, a Battersea ambassador for 12 years, said of her partner: "My husband said why can't you be more like that."
She said about the Queen: "She's just one of those people that's genuinely nuts about dogs."
During the visit Camilla toured the dog-friendly garden, which features a lawn, trees and shrubs, and saw one of the pets jump into a small pond and run about the borders.
Don said later: "It wasn't about relocating a Chelsea garden, Chelsea was a stage of the journey to here and I quite like the fact it's changed.
"We haven't just plonked down a Chelsea garden, we've changed the site and made it work for the dogs.
"We wanted the dogs to run and leap and jump and roll and sniff, whereas at the Chelsea garden it was too precious."
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