The first puppy of this breed appeared at the British monarch back in 1933, when she was only seven years old.
Elizabeth II and corgi – these two concepts are already practically inseparable. It is because of the queen’s love for funny short-legged dogs that they became so popular. Next to them, the ruler of the British throne ceases to be a stern woman in a crown and turns into an avid dog lover. We have collected some facts about these dogs and their life in a high-ranking family.
1. All the corgis that have lived with the queen for the past 70 years are descendants of a dog named Susan, which Elizabeth received as a gift for her 18th birthday.
2. King Corgis live much better than many people. They travel with their mistress in limousines, airplanes and trains. Dogs are surrounded by luxury and abundance and are pampered in the way not many pamper their children.
3. Corgis went with the queen even on their honeymoon. Susan joined Elizabeth and Prince Philip in the middle of their honeymoon trip. The corgi was taken to the station in a heap of blankets: the queen had not yet ascended the throne, she had to bypass some prohibitions. In particular, on dogs when traveling.
4. Royal Service officials say Her Majesty’s dogs are always perfect on airplanes. By the way, corgi fly without carriers. And, of course, not in the luggage compartment: they are brought on board by hand, and then unloaded in the same way – with care and love.
5. King Corgis know Daniel Craig. They starred with him in a video for the 2012 Olympic Games. And even showed agent 007 a couple of their signature tricks.
6. Princess Diana called the royal corgi a living carpet – Her Majesty was always surrounded by so many small squat dogs that the floor was not visible under them.
7. There is a corgi in almost every photo of the queen. Except, of course, those that were made during official visits or travel. But at home or during unofficial walks next to the queen there will definitely be a dog twirling around. Or two.
8. The corgi Elizabeth II had a personal chef. Darren McGrady recently showed and told that he cooked for the royal pets: in their menu every day there were different types of meat, cabbage, rice.
9. The dogs in the palace had their own room with beds in the form of wicker baskets. Moreover, two lackeys were assigned to the corgi, who took care of the needs of the royal favorites around the clock.
10. The last corgi of Elizabeth II passed away in 2018. Now she has no purebred dogs of this breed – there are dorgis, mestizo corgi and dachshunds. And next to the queen’s country house in Sandringham, there is a dog cemetery for her pets – with gravestones, as expected.