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Puppy love: William showers Lupo in kisses

Royal protocol prevents Prince William and Catherine kissing in public but the same rules don’t apply to the couple’s puppy Lupo.

William wasn’t shy in showing his affection for the black cocker spaniel at a polo game on Sunday, scooping him up and kissing him repeatedly during a break in play.

But while William might not be tactile with Catherine in public, she told a group of school children that he spoils her rotten in private.

“William is very sweet and kind of spoils me,” the Duchess of Cambridge told kids during a royal visit on Saturday.

William scooped up Lupo and covered him with kisses.

The puppy also brought a smile to Catherine’s face.

Catherine is believed to have bought the pup for William for Christmas.

Prince Harry preferred to play with his cousin Peter Phillips’ toddler Savannah.

The Duchess of Cambridge was also a fan of Savannah.

Catherine and Lupo with Savannah and her mother Autumn Phillips.

Catherine shows Savannah how to pat Lupo.

Catherine and Lupo.

Prince Harry.

Catherine visited the Expanding Horizons primary school camp in Kent on Saturday.

She told kids that her first year as a royal had been “great fun”.

Catherine also told children that William “spoils” her.

Catherine said she is “very well looked after” by the royal family.

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