When Queen Elizabeth died on Thursday, her four dogs suddenly became strays. The Queen had two corgis, one dorgi (mix of dachshund and corgi) and a cocker spaniel in her last days. Taking over the dogs Prince Andrew, who in January was stripped of all honorary titles and royal duties, will now take over the two corgis together with his ex-wife Sarah. The dogs will stay at the Royal Lodge in Windsor, which has a large outdoor area. This is confirmed by a spokesperson for the prince to The Guardian. It was Andrew who gave the two corgis Muick and Sandy as a present to his mother after Prince Philip’s death last summer. What fate awaits the dorgie Candy and the cocker spaniel Lissy is not yet known. Court and guests Princess Elizabeth on an air trip with one of the family’s corgis in 1936. Photo: AP In addition to gloves and handbags, the short-legged Welsh sheepdogs were permanent fixtures wherever the queen stood and walked. Corgi was her preferred breed, already from childhood. As a seven-year-old in 1933, the then princess expressed to her parents that she wanted a small dog, writes the BBC. The father, Prince Georg, fulfilled his daughter’s wish and went to acquire a corgi puppy from a breeder in Wales. Welsh corgi pembroke Welsh corgi pembroke is a herding dog originally from Wales. It was made a breed in 1928. The dog is a hock herder, one who grabs the cows by the hocks to make them go where it wants. When the cows kick to get rid of the tormentor, it slips away on its short legs. The word corgi is composed of the Welsh words cor, meaning dwarf, and ci, meaning dog. (Source: Store norske lexikon/Wikipedia) The dog’s official name was Rozavel Golden Eagle, but it was quickly nicknamed Dookie after the owner (Duke of York/Hertugen av York). The royal family’s newest addition failed to live up to the dignity one should expect from royalty. Dookie stalked and bit visitors and court staff alike. In 1936, Dookie was joined by fellow species Jane. Animal cemetery When the princess turned 18 in 1944, Susan became part of her life. This was her first very own corgi. Susan became a much-loved dog, and although she too took a bite out of the staff at court, she was honored with burial at the Royal Animal Cemetery at Sandringham. Corgis came and went in the royal palaces in the years that followed. Between the generations, a handful of the mixed breed Dorgi, a mix of corgi and dachshund, also appeared. Queen Elizabeth in 1959 with Susan who she got for her 18th birthday. Photo: – / AFP 30 corgis In 2018, Willow, who was the last descendant of the Queen’s first dog Susan, died. A BBC review shows that the Queen owned over 30 corgis throughout her life. Where she went, the dogs followed. Whether it was in a helicopter, train or in a limousine. Although Buckingham Palace had 775 rooms at their disposal, it was in the Queen’s private apartment that they slept. Right up until a few months before her death, the Queen took her beloved corgis on daily walks. Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson have been in charge of the dogs recently, and are now taking over full-time. Whether King Charles has plans to complete the dog tradition is not known. But his father Prince Philip is said to have been lukewarm to his wife’s fascination with dogs. – Damned bitches. Why do you have to have so many of them?, the prince is said to have stated, according to the BBC. CORRECTION: In the first version of this article, we wrote that it was the royal family that announced the change of ownership on Instagram. The Instagram account referred to is not linked to the royal family. In contrast, it was a spokesperson for Prince Andrew who confirmed that he is taking over the dogs. Corrected September 12 at 8:44 p.m.
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