Queen Camilla beams as she greets a therapy dog at Swindon hospital before inaugurating new emergency wing
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Queen Camilla looked in high spirits as she greeted young patients and met a therapy dog at a hospital on Tuesday. The royal, 77, was met with many smiles from the public as she entered Great Western Hospital in Swindon to celebrate the opening of a new emergency department.
![[The Queen was snapped stroking Fenton, calling him the 'star of the show, and gave him a head scratch, which he seemed to enjoy]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/12/94344023-14308603-image-m-21_1737464379619.jpg)
Camilla was escorted through the medical centre by staff including consultant Dr Liz Barneby, who appeared excited to be in the Queen's company. King Charles' wife also seemed thrilled to meet therapy dog Fenton, a grey standard poodle, and his handler.
![[The royal was met with many smiles from the public as she entered Great Western Hospital in Swindon to celebrate the opening of a new emergency department]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/12/94344021-14308603-image-m-22_1737464387430.jpg)
The Queen was snapped stroking Fenton, calling him the 'star of the show, and gave him a head scratch, which he seemed to enjoy. Camilla is a huge fan of pups, specifically Jack Russells. She adopted one named Beth in 2011 and has previously owned two named Tosca and Rosie, who have since passed away.
![[She was snapped interacting with blind patient Jackson James and his mother, as Camilla reached out her hand to connect with him]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/12/94344015-14308603-image-a-19_1737464374716.jpg)
Therapy dogs are canines who visit patients to help provide emotional and physical support, whether that is boosting their mental health or encouraging exercise. Elsewhere, she shook the hands of toddlers who appeared fascinated by the Queen, and sweetly clutched onto her.
![[Camilla unveiled a white plaque, which was shrouded in a blue velvet curtain, to officially open the hospital with 9-year-old Latoyah Vashi]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/13/94345793-14308603-image-a-27_1737464529555.jpg)
Mother Kerry-Ann Russell was keen for her one-year-old daughter, Bella Routledge, to say hello to the Queen. She was snapped interacting with blind patient Jackson James and his mother, as Camilla reached out her hand to connect with him. Mother Kerry-Ann Russell was keen for her one-year-old daughter, Bella Routledge, to say hello to the Queen.
![[The royal wore a simple yet sophisticated ensemble consisting of a khaki longline coat, which she buttoned and tied up to keep herself warm in the chilly winter weather]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/21/13/94344019-14308603-image-m-31_1737464687557.jpg)
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