
For decades, Queen Elizabeth's beloved corgis were a constant and delightful presence by her side, becoming an iconic symbol of the British monarch. With their adorable faces and wagging tails, the queens' loyal companions offered her comfort, companionship, and no small amount of mischief over the years (with an emphasis on the mischief). There have been many tales of staff members and visitors encountering a misbehaving corgi, and in Craig Brown's book Q: A Voyage Around The Queen, he shares a particularly handy trick Her Majesty used to get her dogs to calm down.
In a chapter detailing the late queen's relationship with her four-legged friends, Brown recalls a number of wild stories about her pack of corgis and other family dogs, including the legendary tale of Princess Anne's dog leaving her with a criminal record after biting two children in Windsor.