Queen Elizabeth ll was famously known for many things throughout her lifetime, one of which was her love of corgis.
The Queen's fondness for corgis began at the age of seven in 1933 after she met her friend's Pembroke Welsh corgi when she was just seven.
For her eighteenth birthday in 1944, Princess Elizabeth was given a corgi named Susan, from her father, King George VI, and it is believed that all subsequent royal corgis bred by the monarch descended from Susan.
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Since she acceded to the throne in 1952, the Queen has owned over 30 corgis, who have been treated no less than the royal family themselves.
It is undeniable that the Queen's dogs lived a life of luxury in Buckingham Palace, residing in their own room in the palace known as the Corgi Room, they slept in elevated wicker baskets, were given fresh sheets daily, and were served lavish meals by a gourmet chef.
The dogs are also looked after by two footmen, referred to as “Doggie 1” and “Doggie 2.”
It Is thought that at the time of her death, the Queen owned two Corgis, Muick and Sandy, one Dorgi named Candy, and her most recent addition, Lissy, a Cocker Spaniel she named after herself.
Whilst there has not been an official plan released publicly on who will care for her dogs, royal biographer Ingrid Seward speculated they might go to her children. Seward told Newsweek that the Queen's love for her dogs has been unmatched over the years and it is likely they will be homed among the royal family.
Seward said: "She loves animals and she absolutely adores dogs. She always has done, they were her first love and they will be her last,
"I imagine the dogs would be looked after by the family, probably Andrew [as] he's the one that gave them to her, they're quite young, the corgi and the dorgi."
The author of the book 'All The Queen's Corgis', Penny Junor, suggested that the dogs might be cared for by the Queen's staff.
"Care of the dogs has fallen sometimes to footmen but mostly to the Queen's trusted dressmaker, assistant and right-hand woman, Angela Kelly; and to her equally trusted page of many years standing, Paul Whybrew, who was seen walking with the Queen and the dogs in the James Bond spoof," she wrote in her 2018 book.
Junor added: "Both are fond of the dogs, have unfettered access to the Queen and are said to be very close to her."
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