Kate Middleton seen at Prince George's rugby match with rarely seen sixth family member

Kate Middleton has been spotted at Prince George's rugby match with their dog Orla - a rarely seen sixth family member.

• Kate Middleton took the family pet Orla to watch son Prince George's rugby match.
• The Princess of Wales mixed with other parents as she stood on the sidelines.
• This royal news (opens in new tab) comes as Kate and William’s epic family getaway they’re set to take George, Charlotte and Louis on this Easter (opens in new tab)

Kate Middleton took the rarely seen family dog Orla out for a recent trip to watch son Prince George compete in a rugby match.

The Princess of Wales showed her support for her eldest's sporting interests when she swung by a recent rugby match at Lambrook school. 

The mum-of-three to Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis was pictured chatting to a group of nearby mums as they gathered in the school grounds.

Kate wore a long stylish chocolate brown wrap coat with a cream roll neck jumper underneath and a pair of brown leather Chelsea boots.

But she wasn't alone, as she took their family dog, Orla - a two-year-old black cocker spaniel. 

Their pooch has only been seen on a handful of occasions - including watching Prince William at a polo match (opens in new tab) but he sat patiently as Kate chatted to other parents.

The Wales' were gifted Orla from Kate's brother James Middleton, whose dog had puppies, after their old dog Lupo passed away (opens in new tab) in 2020 and the family was 'besotted' with their new family member (opens in new tab).

And Kate supporting Prince George, comes days after she launched her Shaping Us campaign which highlights the importance of a child's early years. 

Kate recently revealed her son Prince Louis is also mad about rugby. She said, "We’re always slightly competitive with each other. They all love sport and Louis is mad about rugby.

“They are at an age where they just love running around.”

Kate has also previously taken son Prince George to watch the Rugby as patron of the Rugby Football League and the Rugby Football Union - taking over the role from Prince Harry (opens in new tab).

And she showed off her own rugby ball skills as she visited the England men’s and women’s squads during a training session at Twickenham.

Taking over from Prince Harry, Kate was cheered when she allowed herself to be lifted high during line-out practice.