Kate Middleton's brother James Middleton recreates famous Love Actually 'carol singers' scene with his beloved dog
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Kate Middleton's brother James Middleton has recreated Love Actually's famous 'carol singers' scene with his beloved dog Isla to share an important Christmas adoption appeal. James, 37, is a proud 'dog dad', patron of the welfare charity, as well as the bestselling author of Meet Ella: The Dog Who Saved My Life.
He is also the founder of dog food company Ella & Co - named in honour of his late cocker spaniel and companion of 15 years. In a new video that was published on Dogs Trust's official Instagram account, James highlighted the not-for-profit's famous slogan 'A Dog is For Life, Not Just For Christmas' with the help of his gorgeous golden retriever puppy Isla.
Putting his own twist on the iconic scene featuring Keira Knightley and Andrew Lincoln, James arrives at Isla's 'house' carrying a bunch of cue cards, the first of which reads: 'Say it's carol singers.'. Isla relays James' message to her dog partner, who tells her to 'give them a quid and bugger off' - just like Keira Knightley's on-screen husband Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor) after Mike (Andrew Lincoln) arrives to profess his love for Julie.
Instead of a long-awaited romantic confession, however, James' messages highlight the reality that hundreds of dogs are gifted to friends and family over Christmas - only for them to be abandoned in the New Year. 'With any luck, by next year, there will be fewer dogs in shelters,' James' cue cards read.