A Timeline of Queen Elizabeth's Lifelong Love of Corgis

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It ’s no closed book that Queen Elizabeth II had a penchant for corgi — the monarch , whodied Sept. 8 , 2022 , at long time 96 , own at least 30 corgis over the course of her sovereignty . Over the ten , we ’ve seen photograph of the tabby with her beloved Canis familiaris from her childhood geezerhood through adulthood , when she even start spawn her best-loved breed herself .

Queen Elizabeth is no exclusion when it comes to giving her positron emission tomography special attention — hercorgisanddorgis(adachshundand corgi mixing ) get the purple castle treatment , with their own special area of the castle , and , of course , their ownChristmas stockingswhen the vacation season rolls around . Just like the rest of us non - royal humans and our dogs , the monarch ’s pups have been some of her most loyal companions , no matter what the tab might throw their way of life .

Black and white photo of Princess Elizabeth walking corgi as a young girl

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Below , see photos of the queen and her canine companions through the years .

When Queen Elizabeth was just 7 years sometime ( known as Princess Elizabeth then ) , she brought Dookie , a Pembroke Welsh Welsh corgi , home to the castle .

Young Princess Elizabeth was smitten with her corgi — she ’s pictured here with Dookie and Jane in July 1936 .

Black and white photo of Princess Elizabeth and other young girl holding dogs on windowsills

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Here , Princess Elizabeth is seen with her female parent Queen Elizabeth , sister Princess Margaret , and father King George VI , and their house pups , Ching , Carol , and Cracker in 1940 .

On the milkweed butterfly ’s 18th birthday , she was given a ginger - color Welsh corgi pup named Susan , who would begin a long dynasty of royal pups . All of Queen Elizabeth ’s dorgis and corgis since can be traced back to Susan — at least 10 generation . She ’s pictured here with Susan in 1944 at Windsor Castle .

Susan reportedly went everywhere with Queen Elizabeth — even on her honeymoon with Prince Phillip ! The royal couple is depict here in 1959 , but it is not make love if the corgi show above is Susan .

Black and white photo of Princess Elizabeth holding two corgis while sitting on bench

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Here , Queen Elizabeth is see leaving the majestic train at Liverpool Street Station in 1968 with a face pack of her Welsh corgi .

Queen Elizabeth would take many of her dogs with her as she journey , see here with one of her corgi in the garden at Balmoral Castle in 1952 .

Queen Elizabeth pet a corgi during a photograph academic session with the Royal Family in the Frogmore Gardens at Windsor Castle in 1968 .

Teenaged Queen Elizabeth sits on ledge while petting dogs with family

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The doggos welcome the royal treatment — they had their own room at Buckingham Palace and enjoyed meal of beef and rabbit , prepared by their own chef , concord to the bookPets by Royal Appointment . The queen is pictured here with one of her andiron in 1970 .

While the queen mole rat has continue a variety of corgis at any given prison term , it ’s trust that she had as many as nine at one point . She ’s pictured here at Sandringham with some of her beloved brood in the 1980s .

Any zealous Royal Family fanatic in all likelihood know at least a few of her whelp ’s name calling , which can be quite entertaining . Some of the name admit Ranger , Sugar , Smoky , and Holly . The queen also bred many dachshund - Welsh corgi mixes , also known as dorgis . Some of her dorgi ’s names included Pickles , Piper , Brandy , and Cider .

Black and white photo of teen princess elizabeth holding a corgi in arms

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Queen Elizabeth reportedly decided to stop breeding corgis after the death of her mother in 2002 . She is pictured here with the Queen Mother in 1983 . The Queen Mother also adored the little - legged dogs — and Queen Elizabeth even gifted her mother a puppy from Susan ’s communication channel .

Queen Elizabeth is demonstrate here leaving Buckingham Palace for Windsor Castle in March 2020 to begin social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic . Sitting on her circuit is Candy , one of her dorgis , and her last remaining firedog afterVulcan , another dorgi , pass on away in December 2020 .

After her last remaining Welsh corgi from Susan ’s line passed away in 2018 , Queen Elizabeth enjoin she was done possess corgis for fear of leaving any behind after her death . But after a tough 2020 and early 2021 , the queen welcomedtwo novel corgi puppiesin March 2021 . In a full circle second , she ’s pictured here with Dookie and Jane , her first two corgis , in 1936 .

Portrait oriented photo of Queen Elizabeth and Phillip, with corgi staring up at them from ground