Queen Elizabeth II reportedly welcomed two new corgi puppies among the recent hospitalization of Prince Philip. The news also came just before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s bomb interview with Oprah Winfrey in the US on Sunday night on CBS. The interview lived up to the hype, with several horrific revelations from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The new dogs have helped lift the Queen’s spirits at this difficult time for the family, sources said The sun Friday. “The Queen is very happy. It is unbelievable that the Queen would not have any corgis,” the source said, referring to the Queen ‘s love of corgis. The Queen, 94, is reported to have had more than 30 dogs during her time as monarch. “It’s like the Tower of London doesn’t have ravens. They’ve only been there a week or two but they’re said to be admirable and they made the castle their home,” the source said. “The two are said to be bringing a lot of noise and energy into the castle while Philip is in the hospital.”
The new dogs were reportedly gifted and are not descended from Susan, the corgi queen who received Queen Elizabeth when she turned 18 in 1944. The new dogs have been named by the royal family but the publish their names. No other details are known, including their age and gender.
The Queen’s decision to add more dogs to Buckingham Palace is a surprise. The Queen stopped breeding dorgis in 2018 when Willow was put down and Whisper died six months later. Before she got the new corgis, she had only one dorgie left, Candy, after another, Vulcan, died in November 2020. The Queen was reportedly worried about leaving dogs out. after when she dies. Other royal sources suggested there was a fear that she might ride over an old-age dog.
“A few years ago it was decided that she would not have more. But her corgis are very important to her. Over the years they have been closer to her than anyone else,” royal historian Penny Junor told him an Sun. “The corgis are very loyal and loving and have never let her down. And of course corgis rarely run away to LA to give interviews.”
The new corgis reached Buckingham Palace and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, spent the last few weeks in hospital. He needed surgery for a pre-existing heart condition. The procedure was successful and he was transferred from St. Bartholomew’s Hospital to King Edward VII’s Hospital. He was first admitted to King Edward VII’s hospital on 16 February as a warning.
In their interview with Winfrey, Markle and Harry shared some amazing details about the royal family, including “worries” and “conversations” about their son Archie’s skin color before even Archie was born. Markle and Harry refused to go into detail about those conversations because it could do too much harm to the royal family. Markle had nice things to say about the Queen as a man though, noting that she “has always been amazing to me.”