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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Paige Freshwater

Queen sent 'wickedly funny' letters to staff's dogs on behalf of her corgis

Queen Elizabeth II was known for her wicked sense of humour - and would never turn down an opportunity to have fun while serving her country. According to broadcaster Alexander Armstrong, the late Queen used to write letters to her staff member's dogs on behalf of her royal corgis.

In the ITV documentary, The Queen and her Cousins, made to mark Her Majesty’s 95th birthday, Mr Armstrong explained how he hung up a handwritten letter from the Queen’s former equerry, Sir Blair Stewart-Wilson, in his bathroom. Speaking about Sir Wilson, Mr Armstrong said: "He would write these letters from their Jack Russell to the corgis and the Queen would write these letters back.

Queen Elizabeth II stroking Candy, her corgi dog, as she looks at a display of memorabilia from her Golden and Platinum Jubilees (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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