Royal corgis

[3] The royal corgis were globally publicised (such as in the cover photo and feature article of Vanity Fair's Summer 2016 edition).

[3] Leaving a lasting legacy after death, they have been depicted and immortalised in various artwork, such as statues, professional photographs, and paintings.

For instance, the crown coin commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II depicts the Queen with a corgi.

Meals were served for each dog in its own dish, the diet approved by veterinary experts with no tidbits from the royal table.

[citation needed] One of Elizabeth's corgis mated with a Dachshund named Pipkin who belonged to Princess Margaret which resulted in the first royal dorgi.

[16] When Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited Grand Cayman in 1983, government officials gave her black coral sculptures of a corgi and a horse as a gift, both made by Bernard Passman.

The corgis had an extensive menu at the palace which included fresh rabbit and beef, served by a gourmet chef.

[22] In 1999, one of Queen Elizabeth's royal footmen was demoted from Buckingham Palace for his "party trick of pouring booze into the corgis' food and water" and watching them "staggering about" with relish.

[23] In 2007, the Queen was noted to have five corgis, Monty, Emma, Linnet, Willow, and Holly; five cocker spaniels, Bisto, Oxo, Flash, Spick, and Span; and four "Dorgis" (dachshund-corgi crossbreeds), Cider, Berry, Vulcan, and Candy.

In 1954, the palace clock winder, Leonard Hubbard, was bitten by Susan upon entering the nursery at the Royal Lodge, Windsor.

[37] In 1968, Labour MP Peter Doig called for the royal staff to put up a "Beware of the dog" sign at Balmoral after one of the corgis bit a postman.

[38] In February 1989, it was reported that the royal family had hired an animal psychologist to tame the dogs after they developed a habit of nipping them and the staff.

[41] In 2003, Pharos, a tenth-generation offspring of Susan, was put down after being mauled by Princess Anne's English bull terrier, Dottie.

[44] The pets are the subject of an animated comedy film by Belgian studio NWave Pictures, called The Queen's Corgi, which was released in the UK in July 2019.