While the royal family walked to Christmas Day services on Wednesday, with King Charles III and Queen Camilla leading Prince William, Kate Middleton, and other members of the ménage, one lucky member of the assembly enjoyed a far cushier form of transportation. According to a clip from the scene circulated on social media, one of the spectators lining the royals’ route was a dog in a stroller, a sight that left the Prince of Wales in stitches.

Prince William and Princess Cate left London for their longstanding country home of Anmer Hall on December 13, when Prince Louis, Prince George, and Princess Charlotte’s school began its holiday break. The couple were so firmly ensconced in their Sandringham estate abode that they even skipped the King’s annual pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace.

But skip church on Christmas Day? Not this family, although Prince Andrew and the family of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were absent. Painful divisions appeared to fall by the wayside on Wednesday, though, as William and his kids got a chuckle from the sidelined dog.

“Look at that doggy! Are they in a pram?” William asked as he walked to the church with his children, in a video shared on social media.

Grinning broadly. he stopped and asked the pet’s companion, “Have you hijacked someone else’s pram, or is that your dog’s pram?” Charlotte and George, standing nearby, laughed along with their dad, seemingly proving that the concept of “dad jokes” isn’t restricted to the US.

As the owner confirmed that the baby buggy belonged to the pup, William laughed some more, repeating, “That’s their pram,” in seeming disbelief. “Have a wonderful Christmas,” he said to the woman—and, presumably, her canine charge—as he stepped away with his kids and proceeded to the chapel.

Though William was humorously nonplussed by the perambulated hound, this wasn’t the first time a member of the Wales family has been confronted with a dog on wheels. During a royal engagement in February 2023, Kate Middleton encountered Casper, a 10-year-old chihuahua who was also riding in a pushchair. According to a video posted to TikTok, Middleton crouched to pet the pup, saying, “That’s the way to live, isn’t it? Being pushed around.”

The Waleses are known dog lovers, caring for a cocker spaniel named Lupo until his passing in 2020. The following year, the family took in Orla, another cocker spaniel given to them by Kate’s brother, James Middleton. While Orla reportedly walks around on her own power, the dog does enjoy one special privilege: according to a bystander who chatted with the prince during a royal engagement in October, he “said that his little dog sleeps on the bed with them at night, with him and Kate.”