Queen Elizabeth II’s “aggressive” dog unleashed chaos on Prince Andrew’s home, according to a royal author.
Corgis became synonymous with British royalty across Queen Elizabeth’s reign, proving themselves to be a steadfast presence.
In the new book “A Voyage Around the Queen” by Craig Brown, the late monarch’s corgis were known for their “unpredictable” nature.
Brown wrote: “Corgis, are, it turns out, an unpredictable, temperamental bunch, one minute cuddly, the next psycho, the Corleones of the dog world.
He also spoke about Dookie, the first corgi to enter the Royal Family, thus igniting the Queen’s lifetime love affair with the dogs.
Brown claimed: “Dookie did not restrict his aggression to humans; he would happily attack the dining room chairs at Royal Lodge, the family home in Windsor Great Park.”
Prince Andrew has lived at Royal Lodge since 2003, where two of the late Queen’s corgis are currently being looked after by the Duke and Duchess of York.
According to Brown, the Queen’s only daughter Princess Anne was drafted in to discipline the dogs, but the writer recalled her having a “soft spot” for the “biters”.
The monarch eventually found a way to bring her dogs under control by using bagpipes.
The Queen herself was a victim of her beloved corgis, according to the author, and was once forced to get three stitches after a nasty bite.
In 1968 there was even a call for the royal staff to put up a “Beware of the dog” sign at Balmoral after one of the corgis reportedly bit the postman.
The late monarch’s first dog, Susan, was gifted to her in 1944.
Subsequently, she would go on to own a whopping 83 corgis and dorgis over 14 generations.
By 1984, the boisterous pets had bitten several people, including Prince Edward and the Queen Mother, Brown claimed in his new book.
As well as corgis, Queen Elizabeth II began breeding dorgis, a cross between the Welsh corgi and the Dachshund.
