Britain's most extravagant dog owner spends £800 on bespoke tiaras for her posh pooch
Last updated at 5:37 PM on 29th May 2011
SHE has always treated her dogs like royalty, and now pet-mad Louise Harris has had two £400 tiaras custom-made so her Yorkie Lola can look just like Kate Middleton on her wedding day.
Miss Harris, 32, spent £20,000 on a dog wedding for Lola earlier this year, where the pooch married a Chinese crested called Mugly.
Louise Harris and her pet dog Lola pose for a photograph wearing their matching tiaras.
But while that bash was lavish, Louise, from Chelmsford, Essex, got even more ambitious after watching the Royal wedding last month.
Now Louise - who has spent more than £100,000 on goodies for Lola and her other two Yorkshire Terriers Lulu, four, and Larry, two - has had a pair of posh headpieces constructed so Lola can look like a dog version of the Royal bride.
Pampered Pooch: Louise Harris and Lola wearing their posh headpieces designed to be replicas of the one Kate Middleton wore when she wed Prince William.
Both are meant to be mini replicas of the tiara Kate now the Duchess Of Cambridge wore when she wed Prince William on April 29.
While Kate's version was a priceless Cartier halo tiara loaned to her by the Queen, Lola's were pieced together by bespoke jewellers Latimer Couture using Swarovski crystal and genuine silver.
Wearing her own £500 bespoke tiara and matching necklace, Louise said: 'I've always seen Lola as my little princess, so it was only fitting she had a tiara just like Kate's.
'Now I can call her the Duchess of Yorkshire Terrier. Lola had a few less expensive tiaras before, but seeing Kate's tiara during the Royal wedding inspired us to have a special one made.
'In the end I got two done, because I couldn't decide which looked better. When I see Lola wearing them I think she looks gorgeous. She looks like the puppy version of the Royal bride.
'I only wish she'd had the tiara made in time for her own wedding.'
Louise Harris, left carrying Lola and Bev Nicholson, holding Mugly during the UK's most expensive dog wedding in Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex
Bev Nicholson, left and Louise Harris on their dogs' £20,000 lavish wedding day
Single Louise, who owns dog boutique and pet grooming parlour Diva Dogs, added: 'I think Kate should be very flattered.
'So should the Queen - as the tiara they were modelled after belonged to her.
'The Queen is a dog-lover as well, so I'm sure she understands.'
Lola should be very flattered by the jewellery, given to her seven months after her posh September wedding which featured £4,000 worth of flowers, balloons and decorations in the grounds of a mansion in Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex.
The bride wore a white dress decorated with 1,800 Swarovski crystals accessorised with a pearl necklace. And as she trotted into the room to the wedding march, played by a harpist, she was met by the groom, smartly dressed in a tuxedo.
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Lousie Harris and Lola wearing their matching tiaras, while inset, Lola perches on a throne
Mugly, ironically voted the ugliest dog in Britain, was picked by Lola to be her groom in an X Factor-style competition.
His owner Bev Nicholson, from Eastfield, Peterborough took part 'for a laugh.'
Mother-of-four Bev, 47 said: 'Lola's a very sweet little dog but it's obvious she is pampered.'She is used to getting her own way. Mugly's the opposite. He's low maintenance and the boy next door.
'Even though Mugly and Lola live so far apart they have a long-distance relationship. He sent Lola cards at Christmas and Valentine's Day. He's a romantic at heart. He likes nothing more than a snuggle. Lola is feisty and persistent, but Mugly is stubborn. They compliment each other.'
Louise has spent more than £100,000 on her three dogs over the last six years, including £26,000 on clothes, collars and harnesses and £16,000 on a nanny when she is at work.
She said: "Some people may think I'm crazy, but I don't care. I treat them like my children.
'Lola looks amazing and she's brought so much joy to my life. They all do. They deserve to have every luxury.'
'Lola looks amazing and she's brought so much joy to my life. They all do. They deserve to have every luxury.'
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