King Charles III's Dogs Through the Years: A Timeline of Devotion

The baron ’s 70 years of eye tooth togetherness get going with the royal corgi , but some Labs , hound , and terrier joined him along the direction .

At age 73 , King Charles III became foreland of the British country after thedeath of his female parent , Queen Elizabeth II , on September 8 , 2022 . He ’s had an entire lifespan to prepare for his new responsibilities , often guided by decades of her influence and council .

One majestic characteristic they share is a love of brute , including , of course of instruction , dogs — particularly given how the poof adore and bred dozens ofcorgisanddorgisfor nigh 90 years .

Prince Charles With His Jack Russell At Windsor Feeding Sugar Cubes To One Of His Polo Ponies.

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The king , meanwhile , has long held affectionateness for the spunk and news ofJack Russell terriers(enough to include one of his deary , Tigga , in a crime syndicate Christmas circuit board ) . He ’s also enjoyed the company of many other breeds over the long time . So we thought it would be fun to take an historic look at the dogs who received the royal treatment from 1951 through today as King Charles prepares to move into Buckingham Palace .

1951

Prince Charles , then a teeny lad , sit in his pram next to his baby , Princess Anne , and one of his mum ’s favourite corgi as the triad enjoys pipe euphony from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders at Birkhall , a majestic acres in Scotland .

1954

Here he is at the Royal Lodge of Windsor Castle with Honey , the pet corgi of his grandmother , officially known as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother . Honey was also the twin of young Charles ’s eyetooth baby’s room playfellow , Sugar .

1956

Prince Charles awaits the hunting with the Queen Mother and Princess Anne — perhapsEnglish foxhounds — at the purple residence Sandringham House in Norfolk , England .

1960

A growing kinsperson enjoys their vacation at Balmoral Castle in Scotland : Prince Charles with Princess Anne , raw brother Prince Andrew , female parent Queen Elizabeth II , father Prince Phillip , Duke of Edinburgh , and of course , a darling corgi .

1966

Many of the queen ’s Welsh corgi were descendants of her dear Susan , who she receive as a gift in 1944 . It ’s possible that King Charles , shown here as the Prince of Wales with his aunt , Princess Margaret , and her Logos , Viscount Linley , may be hold on to one of Susan ’s issue — there were 14 generation of them after all .

1969

So . Many . Corgis . Prince Charles stands on the undercoat of Windsor Castle in Berkshire , England , with the queen and his youngest brother , Prince Edward .

1978

While the prince and his stableboy tend to polo ponies , one of his first Jack Russell terrier ( name unknown)—which are different fromParson Russell terriersbut likely interrelate — provides essential superintendence .

1979

Another preferred canine friend of the prince was Harvey , a yellowLabrador retriever . Here are the two count stylish at the Fernie Hunt Cross Country Team upshot . The prince ’s granddaddy , King George VI , favored Labs and elicit them at various royal country estates .

1980

During the Cheshire Hunt , it was judicious of the prince to trust on the expertness of thesehounds .

1982

The prince and Harvey make to angle on the River Dee in Balmoral , Scotland . Rumors suggest his first married woman , the late Diana , Princess of Wales , guess Harvey was too smelly , so the princerehomedhim with one of his advisors .

1988

Meet Tigga , one of King Charles ’s dogs who was his absolute pridefulness and joy . ThisJack Russell terrier , who first enter the family as a puppy , died in 2002 at age 18 . A few years later , the King memorialise Tiggawith a willow sculptureat his country estate , Highgrove .

1989

At one time , the prince had two Jack Russells — Tigga and Pooh — seen here with him and Prince Edward on the bank of the River Thames . Although supposedlynotnamed for any lineament inWinnie the Pooh , according to theAssociated Press , there ’s speculation untested Logos William and Harry might have had ateensybit of influence over the pup ’s name alteration from ' Roo to Pooh .

1994

Scampering diddlyshit go with the future king on a Royal Shoot in Sandringham .

1997

Here , Prince Charles was accompanied by Princes William and Harry and possibly one of the royal heritage Labs at their Balmoral Castle acres in Scotland .

2017

This delightful exposure highlights King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla ’s two adorable rescue Jacks , Beth and Bluebell , the freshly prescribed imperial dog . Now that ’s a pansy story ending worthallthe wags !

The young Prince Charles (left) and Princess Anne sitting in their prams, next to one of their mother’s corgis in 1951

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Prince Charles with dog “Honey” the Corgi, on terrace of the Royal Lodge, Windsor Castle.

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January 1956 in a royal residence in the Norfolk county showing Prince Charles and Princess Anne along with the Queen mother greeting the hunting dogs