Family drama after beloved royal dog escapes from royal palace

Most royal watchers will be familiar with Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden and their three children. But Siri, the family’s small border terrier, might be a less familiar member of the family. There was mild family drama last week when the family’s beloved dog managed to escape – and not for the first time.

Prince Carl Philip has previously described Siri as a free soul who is not always so easy to control. The four-legged friend has managed to escape from their residence several times before.

This time, Swedish newspaper Expressen reports that a 20-year-old woman called Angelina found the dog during a walk with her friend at Djurgården in Stockholm last week. Angelina says that the border terrier was very calm and seemed to feel at home in the area. There was a phone number on the dog’s collar but no one answered when she and her friend called.

Her friend suggested that it might be the prince’s dog as they live nearby and chose to take the chance to knock on the door to ask if it was Carl Philip and the family’s dog. They were indeed correct. The prince himself came to the door with one of his sons to thank Angelina and her friend.

Royal watchers are undoubtedly familiar with the dog, who has even been in official pictures released by the Swedish Royal Family. The royal dog also escaped in 2018, then the dog was found by the local police force and reunited with the royal family. Also in October last year, the dog had a few hours by herself before being reunited with the family.

In the comment section on social media, many people joke about whether perhaps the royal family should invest in either a safer yard or whether the royal dogs also need a bodyguard.