Dookie (1933 – ?) or Rozavel Golden Eagle was a Pembroke Welsh Corgi bought in 1933 by King George VI then Prince Albert, Duke of York. Dookie was the first Pembroke Welsh Corgi to join the Royal Family. The dog was especially popular with Elizabeth II, who named Dookie in honor of her father the Duke of York.

Dogs have played an important role in role in the public and private lives in The Royal Family. This is reflected in a large amount of items in the Royal...

King George VI, a keen amateur photographer, took many charming photographs of his young daughters playing with the family's dogs. Learn more about the Royal Familiy's pets by clicking on the items below:

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2022年9月16日 · George VI and Queen Elizabeth. King George VI owned a number of labradors as gun dogs and pets and was particularly fond of yellow labradors. In 1933, when he was the Duke of York, the...

2023年5月3日 · King George V (r. 1910-1936) had several dogs, including a Bulldog named Dottie, which he received as a gift from the Prime Minister of Australia. He also owned a pet parrot named Charlotte, which he taught to whistle “God Save the King”.

2017年2月22日 · King George VI's Corgi, Dookie. Many today are familiar with Queen Elizabeth II and her pack of royal pugs. As it turns out, her father's dog Dookie is the one that started it all. …

2023年7月8日 · Corgis officially entered the British Royal Family when George VI, then Duke of York, gave two corgis named Dookie and Jane to his daughters, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret in 1933; Dookie...

2024年1月3日 · George introduced the family to the loveable loaves with “Dookie”, but also owned several others, including “Jane” who gave birth to “Crackers” and “Carol.” Queen Elizabeth II continued the family love of the dogs, though she and her sister, Princess Margaret, also notably owned a chameleon as a young girl.

2016年12月28日 · When the time came, Bertie become George VI, the King of Britain, all the British Dominions, and Emperor of India. He fathered a future queen of England, and would instill in her a love of dogs that would last all her life. It’s no surprise, then, that he would have his picture taken with a Pug wrapped in his coat and a “headscarf.”