Corgi owners are planning a parade in the Queen’s honour to show their respect after her passing. Many of them last saw Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace, where they gathered for a Jubilee celebration. The late monarch was known for her love of the short-legged pups, with owners joining her annually to display their pooches in Christmas jumpers.
The parade is currently scheduled for October 9, a month on from the death of the Queen. Agatha Crerer-Gilbert, who joined parades with her corgi Ruffus, said: "I used to send her corgi photos and she always replied that she enjoyed them. To celebrate the life of Her Majesty we are planning to organise corgi gatherings at Buckingham Palace and other Royal estates - Windsor, Sandringham and Balmoral. Rest in peace - she’s gone to heaven to join all her corgis."
Ruffus has a highlander costume for his visits to Balmoral and bought a Prince Albert ceremonial outfit for Jubilee celebrations.
The Queen has owned more than 30 of the Welsh cattle dog, including 14 generations of the same family, and accidentally invented the dorgi with the help of Princess Margaret’s amourous dachshund, Pipkin.
Her love for the breed began after she requested a Pembroke Welsh Corgi as a seven-year-old in 1933, after seeing one of her friends’ pups.
The dog, who was renamed Duke from Dookie, has been immortalised in official Royal photographs, which give a rare glimpse into Her Majesty's childhood.
On her 18th birthday, she was surprised with her very own corgi, named Susan, who she managed to 'sneak' her on her honeymoon with Prince Phillip three years later.
Angela Kelly, the Queen's dressmaker and one of her closest confidantes, revealed how her dogs always "brought a smile to everyone's faces" in her new book, The Other Side of the Coin, The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe.
She added that two of the Queen's newest dogs Muick and Sandy were a "constant joy" for her during lockdown. She said: "I was worried they would get under The Queen's feet, but they have turned out to be a godsend.
"They are beautiful and great fun and The Queen often takes long walks with them in Home Park."
Ms Kelly whose official title is Her Majesty's Personal Advisor and Curator (The Queen's Jewellery, Insignias and Wardrobe), isolated with her Majesty at Windsor Castle during lockdown.
In February 2021, the Queen was gifted two new puppies, a corgi, Muick and a Dorgi, Fergus, by her son the Duke of York and his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
The puppies were given to the Queen to keep her company whilst her husband Prince Philip was in the hospital.
However, sadly, Fergus died just three months after he was given to the Queen.
In June 2021, Prince Andrew and his daughters gave the Queen another corgi, named Sandy, to keep Muick company.
The Queen also owned an elderly dorgi, called Candy, who recently appeared in footage of the monarch looking at items from previous jubilee celebrations.
In her book, Ms Kelly describes Muick and Sandy's first royal flight, when the Queen flew to Balmoral.
She said: "They were very well behaved, with Louis the footman on hand. Candy, who is an old hand at flying – she must have been on hundreds of flights in her lifetime – ambled about and kept her eye on the young pups.
"The puppies stayed close to The Queen but occasionally sniffed around your feet as they hoped for a nibble of something tasty from our lunch."
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