Queen Elizabeth Wrote “Wickedly Funny” To Her Staff’s Dogs From Her Corgis

Queen Elizabeth was notably keen on her four-legged companions, along with her love of corgis relationship again to her childhood. Not solely did she adore her corgis, however she additionally gave them a humorous voice.

In keeping with broadcaster Alexander Armstrong, the late queen, who died on Thursday on the age of 96, used to get pleasure from writing letters to different canine on behalf of her royal canines.

Within the ITV documentary “The Queen and Her Cousins,” Armstrong mentioned that the monarch had a hilarious observe of penning letters from her cherished corgis to the canine of her employees members. He mentioned he even hung up a handwritten letter from the queen’s former equerry, Sir Blair Stewart-Wilson, in his rest room.

Speaking about Sir Wilson, Armstrong mentioned, “He [Stewart-Wilson] would write these letters from their Jack Russell to the corgis and the Queen would write these letters again. They usually put this collection of letters up, and they’re so humorous,” he recalled. “I want I might keep in mind them. I keep in mind holding my abdomen, howling with laughter as a result of they’re wickedly humorous.”

Queen Elizabeth was notably keen on her four-legged companions, along with her love of corgis relationship again to her childhood.

The queen, who fell in love with the breed on the age of seven, appreciated her canine a lot that she created her personal hybrid breed, the “dorgi,” along with her sister Princess Margaret within the Seventies, which was a cross between a dachshund and a corgi.

Throughout her lifetime, Queen Elizabeth owned 30 corgis and dorgis. She is survived by 4 canine: two corgis, one dorgi named Sweet, and a cocker spaniel named Lissy.

The Duke and Duchess of York — Prince Andrew and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson — are taking the late queen’s corgis since Fergie “bonded” with them.

The couple divorced in 1996 and now reside on the Royal Lodge on the Windsor property.

In keeping with CNN, the Duchess and the monarch related over their mutual love of canine strolling and horseback driving.

In keeping with the insider, Sarah maintained her friendship with the Queen even after her divorce from Prince Andrew by strolling canine by the Windsor property.