Even about the spoiled little dogs of The Queen

They have been immortalized on coins, in Vanity Fair, a film has been made about one of them (The Queen’s Corgi), and they are depicted in various paintings. Since 1933, the queen has always had Corgis. One of her favorites was Monty, and although it only differs by one letter from my Monti, it creates a bond. Time for a cozy list of facts.

1. Her first Corgi was named Dookie
She received him from her father after she was completely smitten with the Corgis of the Marquess of Bath.

2. Dog on honeymoon
For her eighteenth birthday, she received Corgi Susan. She was so fond of her that she even took her on her honeymoon.

3. Princess Margaret and she fed their first Corgi by hand. Next to them stood a butler holding the plate for them.

4. The sheets in the royal dogs' baskets are washed every day.

5. A chef also cooks for the dogs every day. Rabbit or steak, sometimes even shot by Philip himself.

6. Queen Elizabeth no longer breeds Corgis because she does not want to leave any dogs behind when she passes away. She is slowly reducing her pack and now only has two Corgis left.

7. The dogs were not all sweethearts. There are stories about a tetanus shot that a servant had to get after intervening in a fight between two dogs, and The Queen herself once received three stitches in her hand after a strong bite.

8. The Queen seems to have a lot of fun coming up with names for the dogs: Whiskey and Sherry, Monty, Holly, Willow, Emma, Candy, and Vulcan.

9.  In her long life, The Queen has ‘gone through’ more than 30 Corgis.

10. The dogs' baskets float just above the floor to prevent drafts.

11. There is a special burial place for the dogs at Sandringham Estate, but Monty is buried at Balmoral.