Monty Don: Gardeners' World host says people queued for hours to give dog Nigel a letter

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Radio Times that he was unprepared for the grief that was felt by the viewers when Nigel died.“There was real sadness when he died.“It was a sort of Diana-type sadness,” he recalled, referring to the late royal.Monty currently has four dogs in his household, although only two are seen on Gardeners’ World.The TV star has Nellie, another golden retriever, and a Yorkshire terrier called Patti.He also has two dachshunds who do not appear in the programme.Monty said that it was highly likely that Nellie and Patti, who make regular appearances on his Instagram account, would be seen on the show, although he admitted that the former “doesn’t like television much and thinks it’s a pain”.DON'T MISS...Carol Vorderman stuns fan after sepsis battle.