Sandy and Muick will not return to Buckingham: it was Prince Andrew who adopted them, the one who is always presented as the Queen’s favorite son. He should also recover Candy, a “dorgi”, a creation of the queen, fruit of the coupling between one of these corgis and the dachshund of his sister, Princess Margaret. This gave rise to a new breed, the dorgi. We could not decently speak of a bastard within the royal family!
Corgis were a real passion for Elizabeth II. At most, she had nine at the same time, particularly well cared for. Each with a wicker basket slightly raised to avoid drafts. They ate food specially chosen for them, not basic kibble, of course.
There’s even a family tree of all of the Queen’s corgis. He starts with Susan, who was given to him for his 18th birthday. Then she raised more than 30 during her 70-year reign: Rufus, Blacky, Phoenix, etc. She didn’t keep them all, she gave away a lot. Those who drew this family tree recognize that it may be missing some ramifications.
She had a passion for animals and in particular for her short-legged dogs, “like her”, gossip says. A passion born as a child when her father King George VI adopted one when she was 7. But in recent years, royal staff have been careful that their dogs do not stick around. When the queen got up and moved, it was feared that she would fall because of one of her dogs.
We really associate this breed of dog with Elizabeth II. In platinum jubilee merchandise last June, for example, there were corgis everywhere. To celebrate the 70ᵉ anniversary of the arrival of Elizabeth II on the throne, we could find soft toys, of course, but also T-shirts with corgis heads in homage to the queen, boxes of Fortnum & Mason cakes at their effigy… And of course, these last days, we see them coming out.