As the world mourns the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch, who passed away on Thursday, the future of a royal dog dynasty is uncertain, but a royal biographer believes they could wind up with the queen’s “favourite son,” Prince Andrew.
According to Women’s Health, the 96-year-old left behind four dogs: two corgis, Candy and Muick; a corgi-dachshund mix, Sandy; and her newest acquisition, Lissy, a cocker spaniel she named after herself.
Many people have wondered what would happen to the cherished dogs amid their sadness and confusion over her demise.
According to royal biographer Ingrid Seward, who spoke to Newsweek, the Queen’s devotion to her dogs throughout the years has been unrivalled, and it’s probable that they’ll settle in with the royal family.
She enjoys all animals, but she especially adores dogs. They were her first love and they will be her last,’ Seward added. “She always has.”
The corgi and the dorgi, which were given to her when they were young, “I believe the dogs would be cared after by the family, presumably Andrew [since] he’s the one who gave them to her.”
Penny Junor, the author of the book All The Queen’s Corgis, proposed to Newsweek that the staff of the Queen may take care of the dogs.
Angela Kelly, the Queen’s trusted dressmaker, assistant, and right-hand woman, as well as Paul Whybrew, her equally trusted page of many years standing, who was seen walking with the Queen and the dogs in the James Bond spoof, were in charge of taking care of the dogs, according to what she wrote in her 2018 book.
Both like spending time with dogs, have open access to the Queen, and are said to be close to her.
The Queen was attached to her corgis despite the sharp small dogs’ propensity for biting the ankles of the maids.
Her parents gave her the first one, Susan, for her 18th birthday in 1944.
The Pembrokeshire corgi owned by the Queen’s father, Dookie, had captured her heart and made her want for a pet of her own.
Although Susan established the royal dog dynasty for the Queen, she wasn’t always well-behaved.
She nipped the ankle of a servant who was winding a royal clock, and she had a thing for servants’ legs.
Whisky, her grandson, allegedly tore the seat out of a Guards officer’s pants.
More than 30 corgis were owned by the Queen throughout her reign, many of them being direct ancestors of Susan, who was so cherished that she attended Princess Elizabeth on her honeymoon.
When Willow, the Queen’s last corgi descended from Susan, passed away in April 2018, she was distraught.
Whisper, a corgi she had acquired after the passing of Whisper’s owner, a former Sandringham gamekeeper, was the last of her corgis to have ancestry in Willow.
Whisper passed away in October 2018, leaving the Queen completely dog-free.
It had been stated that because she didn’t want to abandon any young canines, she wouldn’t adopt any more puppies from the breed.
Candy and Vulcan, the monarch’s two last dorgis, both away in December 2020, leaving her with only Candy.
But when she was under lockdown at Windsor, the Duke of York later presented the Queen with two brand-new pups, a doggie and a corgi.
While the Duke of Edinburgh was recovering in the hospital and Buckingham Palace and the royals were coping with the painful consequences from Megxit and the Sussexes’ Oprah interview, the pups kept the happy monarch amused.
However, the loss of five-month-old Fergus a few weeks after Philip’s passing grieved the Queen.
Later, the Queen had a new corgi dog called Sandy who was a gift from Andrew and the Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie on her formal 95th birthday.
According to her dresser Angela Kelly, the pups were the monarch’s continuous source of happiness during the confinement.
The Queen was seen being driven from the Palace with her dorgis in tow in March 2020 as she made her way to Windsor for safety amid England’s first lockdown.
When the Queen’s corgi Tiny mated with Princess Margaret’s dachshund “sausage dog,” Pipkin, the result was the new breed of dog known as the “dorgi.”
Oh, it’s really easy – we have a tiny block they stand on, the Queen allegedly said when asked how the little dachshunds handled the very enormous corgis.
Not everyone favoured the breed of dog that Her Majesty selected.
For example, her son Charles prefers Jack Russells over what are formally called as Welsh corgis.
Because their ancestors herded sheep by snapping at their feet, corgis are prone to biting people’s legs.
Even the workers of the royal household shed tears yesterday as they mourned the passing of their beloved employer and the head of state.
One person stated, “No matter how hard you try to be ready for something, it simply strikes you like a tonne of bricks.” She cannot be replaced. I simply can’t believe that Sly’s grin won’t appear again. There is a strong feeling of shock.
Prince William has inherited his father’s title and is now titled The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge, while the Queen’s son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, is now King Charles III. William is now the “heir apparent” to the throne of the United Kingdom.