Kate Middletons spaniel in the doghouse after eating birthday present from Prince William

By David Harrison Published: 9:00AM GMT 07 March 2010

Prince William and Kate Middleton Photo: AP

Miss Middleton was gay but her happiness was ephemeral because, days later, the very old earrings were eaten by her house pet dog.

Otto, a cocker spaniel, had chewed the trinket so most that they were unwearable.

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Miss Middleton pronounced that she "adored" the well-bred pearl timber earrings and proposed wearing them as shortly as the 27-year-old Prince gave them to her.

But days after the earrings went blank from the elaborate plate on her bedside list where she kept them.

A crony said: "Kate flew in to a panic. She beheld that a integrate of things on her bedside list had been changed around and a blood vessel of palm thickk cream had tooth outlines on it.

"It seems that Otto had got in to her room and eaten the earrings. He was sitting on the finish of the bed seeking gratified with himself and beating his paws.

"Kate was unequivocally dissapoint and embarrassed. But when she told William he detonate out shouting and pronounced she would have to wait for for them to come out the alternative end."

Miss Middleton, whose birthday was on Jan 9, was on foot the dog, profitable clever attention, when the unavoidable happened and they eventually emerged, but as well really bad chewed to be wearable, the crony said.

"William told her not to be concerned and pronounced he would buy her an additional pair."