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Many people will have positive memories of Queen Elizabeth II’s passion for her corgis rather than the court that some queens are famous for.
The Queen, who passed away on Thursday, September 8, at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, owned more than 30 dogs throughout the course of her lifetime, according to the American Kennel Club. According to the AKC article, she was “one of the world’s most productive and passionate Pembroke Welsh corgi breeders and ambassadors.”
As one of the most dog-loving queens in history, The Kennel Club, a separate organization established in the UK, sent condolences to the Royal Family on Twitter, stating, “Her patronage will be truly missed.”
Photos, some dating back to when the Queen was 10 years old, show her fondness of corgis over the past century.
Social media was flooded by fans of the royal family, dogs, and Queen Elizabeth II’s fondness of corgis.
Photo Credits – TNS
The Queen went on walks with her dogs every day, according to a photo uploaded online by photographer Annie Leibovitz.
An organization called SoCalCorgiNation, which promotes events in Huntington Beach, California, characterized the Queen on Instagram: “a perfect illustration of the unbreakable link, intense love, and unique place in our hearts that we all have for corgis. We believe she is now at peace, smiling in paradise, and once more with her former corgis.”
The Phoenix Mercury’s Megan Gustafson, a WNBA player, tweeted: “Elizabeth II, may you rest in peace. You were the reason I fell in love with corgis.”
The AKC described how the royal family acquired their first Pembroke Welsh corgi in its homage to the Queen and her love of dogs. According to the AKC, the then-Duke of York was presented with a litter of puppies by a breeder in 1933, and they decided on a dog they named Dookie. The breeder Thelma Gray then gave a second Pembroke Welsh corgi, named Jane, a few years later.
When the dog passed away, the then-18-year-old Princess Elizabeth received a second Pembroke Welsh corgi as a birthday present. The AKC described this dog, who would be called Susan, as “an wonderful genetic legacy” and the ancestor of all of the Queen’s future dogs.
The last connection to Susan, who was reportedly among her 14th generation of offspring, ended with the passing of her dog, Willow, in 2018, according to the AKC.
The Queen allegedly stated that she would stop breeding the dogs after 2012 because she “didn’t want to leave any young dog behind.”
Someone tweeted the corgi family tree that was earlier this year made public by the BBC. It belonged to the Queen and the royal family.
According to the BBC, the dogs “are a connection to her father, and a reminder of a more carefree time.” Every puppy after Susan was a method for her to carry that memory with her and a symbol that dynasties endure.
The BBC said that the dogs were given “a freedom restricted to the queen herself” as she walked behind her husband, Prince Philip, throughout the palace and beyond.
The Queen apparently referred to the corgis as “the girls” and “the guys,” while Princess Diana reportedly nicknamed them “a moving carpet.”
Additionally, the corgis appeared on the screen. Actor Daniel Craig recalls filming a skit with the Queen for the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremonies on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert earlier this year.
In the skit, Craig, as James Bond, arrived at Buckingham Palace and took the Queen to a helicopter before they parachuted onto Olympic Stadium.
He described the Queen as “quite hilarious,” adding that she cracked a joke as they posed for a picture. Oh no, he’s the one who doesn’t smile, she just realized.
Craig said when asked about the corgis, which also played a significant role in the skit: “For the most part, I was rolling around on the ground with them. They recently appeared. They are extremely friendly, and I believe they have their own footmen.” – Mike Snider/USA Today/Tribune News Service.
