For many people around the world, the word Corgi is forever associated with Queen Elizabeth II.
Princess Diana once called him a “moving carpet” always on behalf of her mother-in-law. Stubborn, fluffy little dogs with high-pitched barks, corgis have been the late Queen’s constant companion since she was a child. She owned about 30 throughout her life, and she enjoyed a life privileged to have a royal pet.
Elizabeth’s death last week has raised public concerns about who will look after her beloved dogs. But Sky News reported on Sunday, according to a palace spokesperson, the corpse will be live with Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.
“One of the interesting things about people at funerals is whether a corgi will be present,” said royal historian and author of “His Majesty: Elizabeth II and the House of Windsor.” “The Queen’s best friend was the corgis, these short-legged, rambunctious animals, with a yap that was not liked by many in Britain, but was absolutely vital to the Queen.”
Elizabeth’s love for corgis began in 1933 when her father, King George VI, brought a Pembroke Welsh corgi, which he named Dookie. Images of a young Elizabeth walking the dog outside her gorgeous London home would be the first of many to come in decades.
When she was 18, she was given another and named Susan, the first in a long line of corpses to arrive. Later there were Dorgis – a Dachshund and Corgi crossbreed – owned by the Queen. Eventually, he came to accompany her at public events and became a part of her personality.
During Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne, corgis accompanied her, accompanying her on official tours, reportedly sleeping in her room at Buckingham Palace with daily sheet changes, and the occasional odd visitor or member of the royal family. He used to smell his ankles.
The three of them also appeared with the Queen while boarding a helicopter waiting for James Bond in the spoof video that marked the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
British author Penny Junor documented her life in her 2018 biography “All the Queen’s Corgis”.
She writes that Elizabeth went and fed the dogs, chose their names and, when they died, buried them with separate bandages. The care of the corgis had largely fallen to Angela Kelly, the Queen’s trusted dressmaker and assistant, and her page, Paul Whybrough.
When the Queen welcomed visitors to the palace, including distinguished politicians and officials, corpses were also present. When the conversation was quiet, Elizabeth would often turn her attention to her dogs to fill the silence.
“She was also concerned about what would happen to her dogs when she was no longer around,” Junor wrote, noting that some members of the royal family did not share her fondness for corgis.
Following the death of her corgi Willow in 2018, it was reported that the Queen would not be getting any more dogs.
But that changed during the illness of her late husband, Prince Philip, who died in 2021 at the age of 99. She turned to her beloved corgis once again for comfort. Last year in what would have been Philip’s 100th birthday, the Queen was reportedly given another dog.
In addition to her human family, Elizabeth is survived by two corgis, a dorgi, and a cocker spaniel.
read all Latest Lifestyle News And today’s fresh news Here