Moving inscriptions testify to the queen’s affection for her dogs.
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Her heart belonged to her Corgi and Dorgi: during her 70-year reign, the late queen Elizabeth has always had dogs by her side.
At the age of 18, she was given her famous lady Corgi, Susan. It was his first Corgi, followed by dozens. Willow died in 2018, the last dog raised in the royal house.
His Majesty was also like that responsible towards his four-legged friends who eventually no longer adopted other pets. He is said to have repeatedly explained why: he did not want to leave any puppy alone after his death. But then her son Andrea decided to give her two more of hers to keep her company after her husband’s death.
The Queen’s private dog cemetery
The queen even had her own private corgi cemetery in Sandringham, United Kingdom. The area was first used by Queen Victoria in 1887 to bury her Collie named Noble.
Moving epigraphs
At the royal cemetery more than 30 Corgi dogs are buried, including Sugar and Heather, Susan’s great-granddaughter. But also some dogs of Prince Philipp, the queen’s husband who died in April 2021, have found their final resting place in the garden of Sandringham. He apparently preferred Labradors, as shown by two tombstones in the private dog cemetery.
When Susan, Elizabeth II’s first Corgi, died in 1959, the Queen revived the tradition. Susan’s tombstone reads:
“The queen’s faithful companion for nearly 15 years.”
Although the royal family never talked much about the Queen’s dogs, the Corgi and Dorgi were ultimately an integral part of their lives, appearing in many photo shoots and movies.
Something that every dog owner can surely understand deeply.