Queen Elizabeth’s corgis were her faithful companions for nearly a century, until she died this Thursday at the age of 96 (8). Buckingham Palace has not yet officially announced who will look after the animals, but there is already speculation in the UK press.
Pointed-eared puppies, II. She was a permanent fixture in Elizabeth’s palace, following her in every room in Buckingham Palace and appearing in official photographs and portraits. During his lifetime, he had more than 30 animals of the breed. The animals were even featured in the video starring the queen alongside actor Daniel Craig, who plays James Bond, for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.
The Queen stopped breeding corgis when she was 90 years old, fearing they would be orphaned. The last, Willow, died in 2018. But in February 2021, Prince Andrew gave him two little dorgis – a dachshund and corgi mix named Muick and Fergus. Andrew wanted to cheer him up a little when Prince Philip got sick. He died a short time later, on April 9th. II. Elizabeth was seen walking with them on the Windsor Castle grounds, but Fergus died unexpectedly in May of that year.
British media speculate that Prince Andrew will stay with Muick after his mother’s death. British magazine site news week it also quotes a passage from the book by author Peny Junor, who wrote a piece about real dogs called “All The Queen’s Corgis” in 2018. According to her, the queen’s right-hand man, her assistant Angela Kelly, may be in charge of the animals or other secretaries like Paul Whybrew. But for now, these are just hypotheses.
According to Brian Hoey’s book “Pets by Royal Appointment,” which traces British royalty’s pets back to the 16th century, the queen loved her corgi so much that she personally oversaw their daily diet. It was served sharp every day at 17:00. Even the queen served the banquet.
Author says Queen prefers animals to humans
Hoey suggests in his book that the monarch preferred being with animals to humans. The royal “doesn’t trust almost anyone but his own family, so the human species isn’t the only creature they really trust,” he said. But not everyone at Buckingham Palace had the same enthusiasm. According to Hoey, Prince Philip was against these animals because they barked a lot.
The Queen has bred dozens of corgis in her lifetime, and some have had several incidents. One of her favorites, Pharos, had to be euthanized in 2003 after her daughter Princess Anne was brutally attacked by an English bull terrier. Threatened to extinction in 2014, when only 274 specimens were recorded, the breed experienced a renaissance years later. television production company Netflix stars them in the hit series “The Crown,” which chronicles their reign. He played alongside Elizabeth.
Thus, corgis are back in fashion. Since the first season released in 2017, puppy corgi registrations have increased steadily, nearly doubling between 2017 and 2020, according to the Kennel Club, the UK’s largest canine health organisation. In 2018, the institution managed to remove them from the list of endangered dog breeds.
*with information from AFP
source: Noticias
