{"id":84976,"date":"2023-09-03T20:15:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=84976"},"modified":"2023-09-03T20:15:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:15:24","slug":"corgi-owners-create-parade-through-london-in-memory-of-the-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/lifestyle\/corgi-owners-create-parade-through-london-in-memory-of-the-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"Corgi-owners create parade through London in memory of the Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>For Queen and Corgi: Owners of late monarch&#8217;s favourite dog breed want annual march through London in her memory&#8230; and they call on Fergie to bring her mourning pups to the parade<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More than 50 corgis attended last year&#8217;s gathering as the nation mourned Queen<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Corgis are set to take to the streets of London as owners aim to start annual parade in honour of the Queen &#8211; as organisers invite Sarah Ferguson to bring the late monarch&#8217;s dogs to join in the fun.<\/p>\n<p>More than 50 pups attended last year&#8217;s gathering as the nation mourned the monarch, with many dressing up in patriotic costumes to pay tribute.<\/p>\n<p>Agatha Crerer-Gilbert &#8211; whose glamorous pooch Ruffus lead the way in the first parade &#8211; is looking to gather together the breed to once again pay tribute as they walk together past Buckingham Palace this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>She believes the social nature of corgis would mean the Queen&#8217;s former pets would love to join the event &#8211; and it could help comfort them as they continue to mourn her death.<\/p>\n<p>An intensive care doctor by day, the dog-lover said: &#8216;I know that we should continue this to maintain her legacy beyond her passing and we owe it to the Queen because she was a patron to the corgis.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/31\/15\/74918713-0-image-a-8_1693491558555.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Agatha Crerer-Gilbert&#8217;s (left) glamorous pooch Ruffus (right) lead the way in the first parade<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/31\/15\/74918899-0-image-a-17_1693491672436.jpg\" height=\"496\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Queen, pictured at Balmoral Castle with one of her Corgis in 1952, is credited by the breed&#8217;s fans with making them aware of the adorable pups<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/31\/15\/62248169-0-Queen_Elizabeth_II_being_greeted_by_local_Corgi_enthusiasts_in_E-a-19_1693491950624.jpg\" height=\"604\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth II being greeted by local Corgi enthusiasts in Edmonton as she departs the Legislature Building during a tour of Canada.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/31\/15\/74919083-0-image-a-10_1693491576943.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>More than 50 pups attended last year&#8217;s gathering as the nation mourned the monarch, with many dressing up in patriotic costumes to pay tribute<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Royal fans plan Corgi parade in tribute to the Queen who loved the breed and owned more than 30 during the course of her life\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>&#8216;She made us aware that corgis are a fantastic breed. They accompanied her in all her daily activities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We felt that we needed to continue and we are heading for the parade this Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Queen&#8217;s Corgis and Sarah Ferguson would be most welcome. I&#8217;m sure it would help them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Corgis are very sociable and to be in a group with other corgis and other people &#8211; they would enjoy it for sure.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Last year, despite clashing with a train strike and the London Half Marathon corgis turned out in force to pay respect to the Queen a month after her death.<\/p>\n<p>The world has come to associate the Queen with Corgis, and for 85 years, between 1933 and 2018, the Queen owned at least one Corgi.<\/p>\n<p>Overall there was a total of 14 dynasties of the breed in the Royal household.<\/p>\n<p>Her Majesty had owned 33 Corgis during her reign and was often pictured with the dogs out and about.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/31\/15\/74920267-0-image-a-12_1693491612529.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ms Crerer-Gilbert is looking to gather together the breed to once again pay tribute as they walk together past Buckingham Palace this Sunday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/31\/15\/74918715-0-image-a-9_1693491565673.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ms Crerer-Gilbert and Ruffus &#8211; pictured dressed as a Beefeater &#8211; think the Queen&#8217;s corgi would love to join in the parade, and it would help them as they mourn the monarch<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/31\/15\/74919077-0-image-a-11_1693491595879.jpg\" height=\"792\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fashionista Ruffus is not such a fan of the costumes &#8211; Ms Crerer-Gilbert says &#8211; but he will put up with them because he knows there is an ice cream in it for him at the end of the day<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/31\/15\/62248177-0-Queen_Elizabeth_II_sitting_on_a_grassy_bank_with_her_corgis_at_V-a-20_1693491957741.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth II sitting on a grassy bank with her corgis at Virginia Water to watch competitors, including Prince Philip, in the Marathon of the European Driving Championship with her Corgis in 1973<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/31\/15\/62248179-0-A_young_Princess_Elizabeth_prior_to_becoming_Queen_with_two_corg-a-21_1693491960972.jpg\" height=\"856\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A young Princess Elizabeth prior to becoming Queen, with two corgi dogs at her home at 145 Piccadilly, London, July 1936<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the previous parade, royal-lover Ms Crerer-Gilbert continued: &#8216;The turnout was really good and it was an amazing day and it brought a smile to everyone&#8217;s faces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The atmosphere was an optimistic one although obviously we were shocked and saddened by her passing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We felt, in a way, she would know that we were there for her, that we are there for her, and we will continue to celebrate her life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I wouldn&#8217;t say Ruffus is born to do this but he loves the attention.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He does not like the costume so much! He does not like wearing the crown that much &#8211; but he doesn&#8217;t have big objections. He knows he is going to get an ice cream out of this!<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He doesn&#8217;t put any effort in this &#8211; he just doesn&#8217;t object to being dressed up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Queen enjoyed all the photographs that she recieved from the Christmas jumper parade &#8211; I&#8217;m not sure she would have joined us in person but certainly in spirit she would have done.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In 2022 the Queen had two Corgis, a Dorgi (cross between a Corgi and a Daschund) and a Cocker Spaniel. The 10-year-old Dorgi called Candy is said to be the oldest of the bunch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/31\/15\/74919075-0-image-a-15_1693491648714.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Last year, despite clashing with a train strike and the London Half Marathon Corgis turned out in force to pay respect to the Queen a month after her death<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/31\/15\/74918719-0-image-a-18_1693491687267.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The world has come to associate the Queen with Corgis, and for 85 years, between 1933 and 2018, the Queen owned at least one Corgi<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/31\/15\/74919071-0-image-a-14_1693491642586.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Last year, despite clashing with a train strike and the London Half Marathon corgis turned out in force to pay respect to the Queen a month after her death<\/p>\n<p>Her love of Corgis stretches back to her childhood, when her father King George VI bought Princess Elizabeth and her younger sister Princess Margaret a Pembrokeshire Welsh Corgi when she was seven.<\/p>\n<p>King George brought one named Dookie home for her and Princess Margaret, after they played and fell in love with Viscount Weymouth&#8217;s own Corgi.<\/p>\n<p>The King and Queen Mother tried to breed Dookie, and a few years later he had two puppies with another mate, who were named Crackers and Carol.<\/p>\n<p>Susan the Corgi arrived in 1944 for the Queen&#8217;s 18th birthday, and they quickly became inseparable.<\/p>\n<p>The Queen loved Susan so much that she joined the Monarch and Prince Philip on honeymoon in 1947.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/royals\/article-12466237\/For-Queen-Corgi-Owners-late-monarchs-favourite-dog-breed-want-annual-march-London-memory-call-Fergie-bring-mourning-pups-parade.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Queen and Corgi: Owners of late monarch&#8217;s favourite dog breed want annual march through London in her memory&#8230; 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