Queen Elizabeth II and her corgis throughout the years
By
C Mandler
/ CBS News
Inside the royal life of the Queen's corgis
From the time she was a child, all the way through her 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II was surrounded by corgis. Here's a look at the beloved monarch — who died "peacefully" Thursday at age 96 — and her faithful sidekicks throughout the years.
1936
Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II) with two corgi dogs at her home at 145 Piccadilly, London, July 1936.
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1940
The Royal Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth II) holding a Pembroke Welsh Corgi dog, in April 1940.
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1952
Queen Elizabeth II of England at Balmoral Castle with one of her corgis, on September 28,1952.
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1960
Queen Elizabeth II photographing her corgis at Windsor Park in 1960 in Windsor, England.
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1970
Queen Elizabeth II with one of her corgis at Sandringham, 1970.
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1994
Queen Elizabeth II walks her dogs at Windsor Castle on April 2, 1994.
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2002
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team with the royal corgis in attendance at Buckingham Palace, in London, Nov. 5, 2002.
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2022
Queen Elizabeth II is joined by one of her dogs, Candy, as she views a display of memorabilia from her Golden and Platinum Jubilees in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle on February 4, 2022.
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C Mandler is a social media producer and trending topics writer for CBS News, focusing on American politics and LGBTQ+ issues.
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