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Queen’s death casts uncertainty over fate of beloved corgis

FILE - The Corgis belonging to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II are taken for a walk in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, on April 1, 2009, past US President Obama's car whilst he has an audience with the Queen. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau/pool) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks with one of her corgis in an undated file photo. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks with one of her corgis in an undated file photo. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip strolled near the George IV gateway of Britain's Windsor Castle on June 2, 1959. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother take their Corgi dogs out for a stroll during a visit to the royal stud at Sandringham, England on Nov. 19, 1956. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne, play with the Queen's corgi pet, "Sugar," foreground, and the Duke's "Candy" during the royal family's summer holiday at Balmoral castle in Scotland, on August 15, 1955. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is accompanied by two of her sons, 10-year-old Prince Andrew, left, and Prince Edward, 6, and two of the royal corgis as she talks with unidentified official at London's Liverpool street railway station on Dec. 30, 1970. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/ John Rider) FILE - Princess Elizabeth takes her pet dog for a walk in Hyde Park, London, on Feb. 26. 1936. It's widely known that Elizabeth loved corgi dogs, Princess Diana reportedly called the animals the queen's "moving carpet" because they accompanied her everywhere. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team will the royal corgis in attendance at Buckingham Palace, London Tuesday Nov. 5, 2002. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool) FILE - The Corgis belonging to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II are taken for a walk in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, on April 1, 2009, past US President Obama's car whilst he has an audience with the Queen. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau/pool) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks with one of her corgis in an undated file photo. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks with one of her corgis in an undated file photo. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip strolled near the George IV gateway of Britain's Windsor Castle on June 2, 1959. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother take their Corgi dogs out for a stroll during a visit to the royal stud at Sandringham, England on Nov. 19, 1956. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne, play with the Queen's corgi pet, "Sugar," foreground, and the Duke's "Candy" during the royal family's summer holiday at Balmoral castle in Scotland, on August 15, 1955. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is accompanied by two of her sons, 10-year-old Prince Andrew, left, and Prince Edward, 6, and two of the royal corgis as she talks with unidentified official at London's Liverpool street railway station on Dec. 30, 1970. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/ John Rider) FILE - Princess Elizabeth takes her pet dog for a walk in Hyde Park, London, on Feb. 26. 1936. It's widely known that Elizabeth loved corgi dogs, Princess Diana reportedly called the animals the queen's "moving carpet" because they accompanied her everywhere. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team will the royal corgis in attendance at Buckingham Palace, London Tuesday Nov. 5, 2002. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool) FILE - The Corgis belonging to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II are taken for a walk in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, on April 1, 2009, past US President Obama's car whilst he has an audience with the Queen. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau/pool) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks with one of her corgis in an undated file photo. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks with one of her corgis in an undated file photo. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip strolled near the George IV gateway of Britain's Windsor Castle on June 2, 1959. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother take their Corgi dogs out for a stroll during a visit to the royal stud at Sandringham, England on Nov. 19, 1956. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne, play with the Queen's corgi pet, "Sugar," foreground, and the Duke's "Candy" during the royal family's summer holiday at Balmoral castle in Scotland, on August 15, 1955. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is accompanied by two of her sons, 10-year-old Prince Andrew, left, and Prince Edward, 6, and two of the royal corgis as she talks with unidentified official at London's Liverpool street railway station on Dec. 30, 1970. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/ John Rider) FILE - Princess Elizabeth takes her pet dog for a walk in Hyde Park, London, on Feb. 26. 1936. It's widely known that Elizabeth loved corgi dogs, Princess Diana reportedly called the animals the queen's "moving carpet" because they accompanied her everywhere. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team will the royal corgis in attendance at Buckingham Palace, London Tuesday Nov. 5, 2002. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool) FILE - The Corgis belonging to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II are taken for a walk in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, on April 1, 2009, past US President Obama's car whilst he has an audience with the Queen. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau/pool) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks with one of her corgis in an undated file photo. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks with one of her corgis in an undated file photo. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip strolled near the George IV gateway of Britain's Windsor Castle on June 2, 1959. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother take their Corgi dogs out for a stroll during a visit to the royal stud at Sandringham, England on Nov. 19, 1956. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne, play with the Queen's corgi pet, "Sugar," foreground, and the Duke's "Candy" during the royal family's summer holiday at Balmoral castle in Scotland, on August 15, 1955. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is accompanied by two of her sons, 10-year-old Prince Andrew, left, and Prince Edward, 6, and two of the royal corgis as she talks with unidentified official at London's Liverpool street railway station on Dec. 30, 1970. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/ John Rider) FILE - Princess Elizabeth takes her pet dog for a walk in Hyde Park, London, on Feb. 26. 1936. It's widely known that Elizabeth loved corgi dogs, Princess Diana reportedly called the animals the queen's "moving carpet" because they accompanied her everywhere. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team will the royal corgis in attendance at Buckingham Palace, London Tuesday Nov. 5, 2002. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool) FILE - The Corgis belonging to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II are taken for a walk in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, on April 1, 2009, past US President Obama's car whilst he has an audience with the Queen. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau/pool) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks with one of her corgis in an undated file photo. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks with one of her corgis in an undated file photo. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip strolled near the George IV gateway of Britain's Windsor Castle on June 2, 1959. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother take their Corgi dogs out for a stroll during a visit to the royal stud at Sandringham, England on Nov. 19, 1956. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne, play with the Queen's corgi pet, "Sugar," foreground, and the Duke's "Candy" during the royal family's summer holiday at Balmoral castle in Scotland, on August 15, 1955. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is accompanied by two of her sons, 10-year-old Prince Andrew, left, and Prince Edward, 6, and two of the royal corgis as she talks with unidentified official at London's Liverpool street railway station on Dec. 30, 1970. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/ John Rider) FILE - Princess Elizabeth takes her pet dog for a walk in Hyde Park, London, on Feb. 26. 1936. It's widely known that Elizabeth loved corgi dogs, Princess Diana reportedly called the animals the queen's "moving carpet" because they accompanied her everywhere. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team will the royal corgis in attendance at Buckingham Palace, London Tuesday Nov. 5, 2002. Queen Elizabeth II's corgis were a key part of her public persona and her death has raised concern over who will care for her beloved dogs. The corgis were always by her side and lived a life of privilege fit for a royal. She owned nearly 30 throughout her life. She is reportedly survived by four dogs. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool) FILE - In this July 5, 1936 file photo, Britain's Princess Elizabeth, right, holds a Pembrokeshire Corgi as her sister Princess Margaret feeds it a biscuit. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96. Buckingham Palace made the announcement in a statement on Thursday Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo, File) Princess Elizabeth takes her pet dog for a walk in Hyde Park, London, on Feb. 26. 1936. It’s widely known that Elizabeth loved corgi dogs, Princess Diana reportedly called the animals the queen’s “moving carpet” because they accompanied her everywhere. Elizabeth was photographed hugging one of the pooches as far back as 1936, aged 10, and was given a corgi named Susan as an 18th birthday present. (AP Photo, File) People walk corgis along the Royal Mile, before the arrival of the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, in Edinburgh, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin is passing through the rugged Scottish countryside on a final journey from her beloved summer estate Balmoral Castle to London. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
Queen’s death casts uncertainty over fate of beloved corgis