The queen’s corgis’ lavish lifestyle reportedly includes “private plane” trips from Balmoral Castle to Windsor and silver-engraved dog bowls, a former royal footman has claimed.
Queen corgis may not be regularly seen in public, but over the years this lovable breed has become inextricably linked with Britain’s longest reigning monarch. Having received her first corgi, Susan, as an 18th birthday present, the Queen has continued to own corgis and dorgis (dachshund/corgi mixes) throughout her reign. Previous reports have suggested that a deluxe menu is served to the Queen’s corgis and the corgis are said to enjoy “homemade concoctions” to help ensure they remain in peak condition.
Now former royal footman Steven Kaye has reflected on his time working for the Queen. And it seems that the lavish lifestyle of the Queen’s corgis has some very majestic elements…
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Opening to Slingo (opens in a new tab)Steve claimed that the queen really likes Balmoral Castle, where she currently enjoys her summer vacations because “no one bothers” her or her corgis. After these trips, her beloved dogs reportedly return home by private plane to Windsor Castle.
“Without a doubt, the queen’s favorite residence is Windsor, but I think she likes Balmoral because she can walk the dogs and nobody bothers her,” Steve alleged. “She will tend to have the dogs with her for the first four weeks and then on the day of her staff change we would have to take the dogs back to Windsor. They were being flown in a private plane to Northolt and a lady who lived in Great Windsor Park would be coming to pick them up.”
This could be seen to show the Queen’s love for her dogs and her determination to ensure their comfort and safety. And the special treatment for these royal pooches apparently doesn’t end there!
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They supposedly have their own room at Buckingham Palace and are served meals in personalized bowls.
“We used to feed the dogs in the morning,” he said. “They have their own dog room at Buckingham Palace. It’s quite regal: a big shiny dark wood door with a gold handle and a beautifully polished floor with all these dog beds everywhere.”
Steve continued: “We brought out the food, most of them had special dietary requirements so we had to remember who got what and they all had a silver dog bowl with their name engraved on it. The Queen would feed them herself at 3 in the afternoon. We’d literally be walking the dogs and you’d turn around, the Queen would be there with her headscarf on and she’d be like, ‘Oh, I’ll take over now.’ We were relieved of our duties and she left.”
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This certainly seems to suggest that the queen’s corgis’ lavish lifestyles are inspired by the monarch’s desire to take wonderful care of her animals. It is not currently known if the corgis went with Her Majesty to Balmoral this summer, although if they did, it is likely that they have been enjoying the beautiful countryside of the Aberdeenshire estate.
Source: www.womanandhome.com