On 8 September around 7.30 pm Buckingham Palace announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96 and after having consecrated her 70-year-old life to the British crown.
For a few hours the state of alarm had been unleashed in the United Kingdom for the state of health of the monarch.
“After a medical examination carried out this morning, the Queen’s doctors are worried about Her Majesty’s health and have recommended her to remain under medical supervision”, is the brief note that Buckingham Palace released on the morning of Thursday 8 September.
From that moment until the end, the longest-lived Queen in history remained in Balmoral Castle. Despite a message from her saying that her majesty was resting peacefully, there were immediately millions of people who worried about her health.
Elizabeth II, her life dedicated to dogs
In addition to being the longest-lived queen (she was named queen on February 6, 1952, but her coronation took place only on June 2, 1953 in Westminster Abbey), and one of the most charismatic, Elizabeth II will also be remembered for being a ‘ unconditional lover of animals, especially dogs.
The Queen’s dogs were an important part of her life. During her 70 years at the throne, Elizabeth II never hid her passion for dogs, especially Corgi.
The Queen never conceived her life without them.
The first Corgi the Queen shared her life with was called Dookie and it had been a gift from his father, King George VI.
Then at the age of 18, Elizabeth receives a dog of the same breed named Susanfrom which some Corgi will descend who spent the last years of her life with her.
Susan was one of the most important dogs for the Queen, so much so that she accompanied her on her honeymoon to Scotland in 1947 with Philip of Edinburgh.
After Dookie and Susan the sovereign had many other corgi, dorgi (cross between corgi and dachshund) and cocker spaniel, who shared life in the palace.
In 2007 Elizabeth II had arrived in live with 14 dogsbut over time, for safety reasons, the Queen of England had had to reduce her “entourage” as her family and security personnel feared she would fall or trip.
In 2021, following the death of her husband, the Prince of Edinburgh, her son, the Duke of York, had given her two new puppies – Muick and Fergus – with the aim, according to British media, of cheer her up. Sadly, Fergus died three months later, leaving Muick and the queen devastated.
In June 2021, then it came Sandy keeping company with the Queen, Muick and Candy, an elderly Dorgi.
A four-legged legacy
But now that the Queen is gone, what will become of her four-legged legacy? Who will take care of his beloved dogs? Will it be Charles and Camilla, who already have several dogs, the Duke of York, who had given Muick to the sovereign, or her grandchildren and great-grandchildren?
Let’s just hope that Sandy, Muick and Candy can find all the love they received from Elizabeth with the other members of her family as well. Leaving four legs is an important legacy and we hope that the English Royals will be able to be at least half as good masters as Elizabeth II was.
Goodbye Queen Elizabeth, now you have found all your beloved Corgi and together you will run happily on the meadows of heaven.