How Many Corgis Did Queen Elizabeth Have? Pedigree Exhibits Lengthy Legacy

As many are Googling who’s next in line for Queen Elizabeth II’s throne following her September 8 passing, pet lovers are taking to Twitter to comply with a distinct household tree: one which consists of a number of corgis.

Queen Elizabeth II died today at the age of 96 surrounded by her family at her house in Balmoral. She was well-known for her love of animals. She favored horses, of which she owned greater than 100, however the queen’s finest buddy might have been her corgis.

The pedigree exhibiting the road of corgis was posted on information correspondent Alex Salvi’s Twitter shortly after the Queen’s passing was introduced.

The pedigree begins with Susan, an 18th birthday present from Her Majesty’s father King George VI, on the prime of the tree. The Queen a lot beloved the canine that each one the next corgis have been descendants of Susan. Susan’s descendants’ names ranged from regal names like Jasmine, Flora and Laurel to names resembling Socks, Dipper and Blackie.

Metro reported that the Queen’s love of corgis started lengthy earlier than Susan.

An image within the Metro article confirmed a picture of the Queen as a younger lady holding a corgi. In line with experiences, Her Majesty admired the corgis owned by the kids of the Marquess of Tub. She was 7 years outdated when her father gifted her a corgi named Dookie for the primary time in 1933. The article reported that the Queen and her sister, Princess Margaret, selected Dookie from a litter of three. The ladies mentioned Dookie’s lengthy tail would “assist them see whether or not he was happy or not.”

Following Susan have been 14 generations of corgis that Queen Elizabeth II typically stored as pets. Greater than 62 corgis have been descended from Susan. Fox News reported that the Queen owned greater than 30 of Susan’s descendants. Throughout her life, Queen Elizabeth II launched a brand new breed of canine, the dorgi, which is a mixture between a dachshund and a corgi.

Some Tweets following information of the Queen’s loss of life touched on her affinity for the breed and others shared reminiscences of endearing moments, such because the time when Queen Elizabeth II insisted the opening video for the 2012 London Olympics embrace her corgis. The video additionally featured Daniel Craig as James Bond.

Political analyst Elise Jordan shared a hyperlink to the video on her Twitter.

“As magic as the primary time I watched it dwell,” the tweet mentioned.

As of her loss of life, Queen Elizabeth II had two corgis, a dorgi and two Cocker spaniels. Newsweek reported though it isn’t sure what’s going to occur to the canines, they will likely stay in the Royal Family.

One royal knowledgeable even declared to Newsweek that corgis have been the Queen’s first and most enduring love.

“She loves animals and he or she completely adores canines. She at all times has finished, they have been her old flame and they are going to be her final,” royal biographer, Ingrid Seward advised Newsweek, earlier than information of the monarch’s loss of life was revealed.