Queen Elizabeth II’s Corgis and Main Riding Horse Stationed Outside Windsor Castle During Funeral Service

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A final farewell. During Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service on Monday, September 19, the late monarch’s pets were present to pay tribute.Several of the horses that helped lead Elizabeth’s coffin procession from Westminster Abbey to her final resting place in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle were originally gifts from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

The queen received eight horses in 1969 and four of them — George, Elizabeth, Darby and Sir John — were seen front and center amid the memorial service.“The horses are an unequivocally important part of that,” the fleet’s ceremonial coordinator, Captain Catherine Russell, told the New York Post on Monday about the addition. “We want to make her proud.”Elizabeth’s two corgis were also seen in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle as her casket arrived via the procession.Her Majesty, who owned 30 dogs during her reign, received her first corgi on her 18th birthday in 1944.

Over the years, Elizabeth continued to breed corgis which lived with her at Buckingham Palace.“The dogs sleep in the home with the Royal Family, and they certainly are well-fed,” corgi trainer Roger Mugford told Town & Country in July 2015 about working with the puppies. “The context and content of their meals is very important to Her Majesty, who tailors what they are fed to their age, clinical needs, and so on.”He added: “The queen is a great believer in homeopathy and herbal medicines, and each dog has a unique menu.

Eight exotic porcelain bowls are carried in by a butler, each for a particular dog. Eight dogs are arranged in a semi-circle to sit and wait to be given their meal bowls.