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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

King Charles Developed a "Lifelong Aversion" to One Thing After Getting a Disappointing Gift From Princess Margaret

King Charles wearing a top hat and suit.

King Charles and Queen Camilla might not be corgi aficionados like Queen Elizabeth, but they’re the proud owners of two rescue dogs, Moley and Bluebell, and a Lagotto Romagnolo named Snuff. King Charles has always been a dog person, having previously owned a Jack Russell terrier, Tigga, who died at the age of 18. But it turns out there’s one pet that he “cannot bear” to be around.

"Princess Margaret gave him a kitten as a present when he was a child and he disliked it on sight,” royal author Brian Hoey wrote in his book Pets By Royal Appointment. “Since then, he has developed an aversion to everything feline and says he cannot even stand having one in the same room.”

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