What will happen to Queen Elizabeth II's cherished corgis and other
long-loved animals following her passing was disclosed by a royal
specialist.
As the longest-reigning monarch in British history, the late Queen left
behind a seven-decade legacy when she passed away on Thursday, September 8,
at the age of 96.
Her four children, eight grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren are
still alive. She also departs with her beloved corgis, which are four-legged
companions.
Two Pembroke Welsh Corgis, a Dorgi (a Corgi-Dachshund cross), and a Cocker
Spaniel named Lissy, who joined the family in January 2022, are thought to
have been her majesty's four canines at the time of her death. But now that
she has passed away, what will happen?
More than 30 dogs were owned by the longest-reigning British queen during
her reign, commencing with the first dog, Dookie, which she got as a present
from her father, King George VI, when she was seven years old.
The then-Princess received a corgi named Susan as a present from her father
in 1944 for her eighteenth birthday. She has kept more than 30 corgis since
she ascended to the throne in 1952, and they have all led opulent, regal
lives.
The late Queen purportedly vowed to cease producing corgis in 2015 so that
none would be left behind when she passed away, but following the passing of
her late-husband Prince Philip, she was given two corgis as pups by her son,
Prince Andrew: a Muick and a dorgi Fergus.
Fergus sadly passed away three months later, and the Princesses Beatrice
and Eugenie, along with the Prince, gifted her another corgi named
Sandy.
According to Victoria Arbiter, royal journalist for the Independent, there
would have been a plan for the dogs in advance of Her Majesty's
passing.
Nothing is left to chance with the royal family, so we can only conjecture
about the plans for the corgis, Arbiter remarked. The royal family is a
dog-loving family, but none of them are especially partial to corgis.
"The Queen had a tremendous rapport with the subjects and was undoubtedly
their lord and ruler. They were infamous for biting the royal family's
ankles "Added she.
The royal expert predicts that the priceless creatures will probably be
placed with a member of the royal family, who would "receive them with open
arms."
According to Newsweek, author Penny Junor, another authority on the royal
family, speculated in her 2018 book, All The Queen's Corgis, that the late
Queen's staff, who played a significant role in her life, may be responsible
for caring for the dogs.
The Queen's trusty seamstress, assistant, and right-hand lady, Angela
Kelly, and her similarly trusted page of many years standing, Paul Whybrew,
who was shown strolling with the Queen and the dogs in the James Bond
parody, took care of the dogs on occasion, according to Junor.
They both enjoy dogs, have unrestricted access to the Queen, and are
rumored to be close to her, she continued.
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