Queen Elizabeth loved animals, especially horses, cows and, perhaps most of all, her corgis. The monarch, 96, died on September 8 and senior members of the royal family rushed to Balmoral Castle in Scotland to be at her bedside.
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And while her life was full of impressive accomplishments and interests during her 70-year reign, perhaps none were as enduring or long-lasting as her love of animals. File photo dated 12/05/73 of Queen Elizabeth II sitting with her corgi at Virginia Water to watch competitors including Prince Philip in the European Driving Championships Marathon, part of the Royal Windsor Horse Show. Press Association During her lifetime, the Queen had more than 30 dogs – most of them Pembroke Welsh Corgis. Story continues below ad She was given her first corgi, Susan, on her 18th birthday. Many of her subsequent dogs were descendants of Susan. The dogs, which look a lot like little loaves of bread, were often found at the queen’s feet both inside her palatial homes and running around the various royal estates.
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In 2015, Elizabeth decided she would stop bringing new dogs into her care for fear of leaving any puppies behind, Monty Roberts, a royal horse whisperer told Vanity Fair. However, she changed her mind when her husband, Prince Philip, died in 2021, NPR reports, and she accepted two new puppies given to her by her son, Prince Andrew. 1:33 Queen mourns death of Willow, her last corgi Queen mourns death of Willow, her last corgi – April 18, 2018 And while nearly every detail in the wake of her death has been carefully mapped out, it’s not known exactly what will happen to her remaining pups, of which there are at least four — two corgis named Muick and Sandy, a dachshund-corgi cross named Candy and a cocker spaniel named Lisi. Story continues below ad The Queen is pictured on the cover of Vanity Fair surrounded by her furry gang of corgis. Vanity fair Joe Little, royal biographer and managing editor of Majesty magazine, told CNN he believes the dogs will be cared for by royal staff before being adopted by Princess Anne and Prince Andrew. Trending Stories
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“Princess Anne has had corgis of her own in the past,” he explained. “The two most recent additions came from the Duke of York and his daughters, so maybe they could go to him. It is unlikely that they will be separated.” Claudia Joseph, a London-based journalist, told the New York Post that other family members may be detained to adopt the dogs. “Andrew has cocker spaniels to get back what he gave her. William and Kate also love dogs to have them,” he said. Story continues below ad I never need an excuse to revisit Queen Elizabeth II’s love of corgis: pic.twitter.com/Hdw0UAcEnB — Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) September 8, 2022 Royal biographer Ingrid Seward told Newsweek her bet is that Andrew will take the puppies, but author Penny Junor said it’s also possible that members of the Queen’s staff will become the dogs’ new owners. “The care of the dogs has sometimes fallen to pedestrians, but mostly to the Queen’s trusted dressmaker, assistant and right-hand woman, Angela Kelly. and to her equally trusted sidekick for many years, Paul Whybrew, who was seen walking the Queen and the dogs in the James Bond spoof,” she wrote in her 2018 book, All The Queen’s Corgis. A file photo dated 1998 shows the Queen’s dogs leaving a The Queen’s Flight aircraft at Heathrow Airport after flying from Aberdeen with Queen Elizabeth II. The Canadian Press Junor added: “They both love dogs, have unlimited access to the Queen and are said to be very close to her.” Story continues below ad Photographer Annie Leibovitz, who photographed the Queen with her pets in 2016, shared a sentiment about the monarch and her beloved dogs following her death on Thursday. The Queen walked her dogs every day… The Queen grew up with corgis, fearless dogs bred to herd cattle. Her father brought a corgi home when she was seven, and she wasn’t without one — for decades afterward. Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, 2016 pic.twitter.com/HYPrwa1b7p — Annie Leibovitz (@annieleibovitz) September 8, 2022 “The Queen walked her dogs every day… The Queen grew up with corgis, fearless dogs bred to herd cattle. Her father brought a corgi home when she was seven, and she hasn’t been without one — for decades afterward.” The Queen made a rare cameo appearance as herself, along with her corgis and then-James Bond Daniel Craig, in a video created for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.
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Story continues below ad Twitter had a special crowned corgi emoji for this year’s Platinum Jubilee-related hashtags, while one of the UK’s biggest grocers sold a specialty chocolate Swiss corgi cake to celebrate the occasion, known as Clarence the Corgi. The royal family has not made an official statement about what will happen to Queen Elizabeth’s dogs, but there is no doubt that the dogs will be re-homed to loving homes. 1:50 Saskatchewan Corgi Races Previous Video Next Video © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
