Queen has new palace roommate - she breaks with a personal tradition
Created: 01/26/2022, 16:02
By: Elena Royer
Queen Elizabeth II loves dogs.
She recently got a new one.
But it's the race that surprises.
London – The English monarch is a big dog fan.
She is particularly fond of corgis.
Now there is surprising news: A new four-legged friend is said to be at the Queen's side - but it is not a Corgi.
The Queen has a new dog: The breed surprises
The Queen recently became the proud owner of a new dog.
But the English monarch's new companion isn't a corgi, it's a cocker spaniel.
According to Daily Mail
information, it should be a dog lady who has won several prizes.
Lissy, as the dog was christened in honor of his owner, was the winner of the Kennel Club Cocker Spaniel Championships.
According to the
Daily Mail
, the bitch prevailed against 38 competitors at the championships.
Queen Elizabeth: Dogs have always been by her side
The Queen is known for her love for animals.
But she was particularly taken with the corgis.
The English monarch is said to have owned more than 30 such dogs during her reign.
According to reports from the English magazine
Hello
, she is said to have received her first corgi "Susan" for her 18th birthday.
She even took the animal with her on her honeymoon with her husband Prince Philip, who died in 2021.
It's all the more surprising that this time she didn't choose a corgi.
New dog for the Queen: That's why she didn't really want animals anymore
Unfortunately, the English monarch had to mourn several of her loyal companions in the past.
According to Hello
, her corgi Fergus died just last May
at the age of just five months.
The Queen had received Fergus along with another dog just a few months earlier from her son Prince Andrew.
And that although she actually didn't want to have any new dogs at her advanced age.
The Queen recently cracked down on the scandalous Prince Andrew.
