| On February 20, 2019, The Duchess of Cornwall opened the new Medical Detection Dogs (MDD) training centre in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Medical Detection Dogs was founded in 2008 by Dr Claire Guest and Dr John Church, who believed that dogs' powerful noses could help detect disease. The charity now train medical alert dogs to work alongside people with health problems such as diabetes and nut allergies, as well as other specialist dogs who can detect diseases such as cancer and Parkinson's. The Duchess has been the charity's patron since 2014. |
