Monty, one of Queen Elizabeth’s corgis, dies
One of Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis has passed away.
Monty, who was 13, died at Balmoral, the royal family’s Scottish estate, over the weekend, USA Today reported.
Monty appeared with the queen and actor Daniel Craig in a James Bond sketch that opened the London Olympics in July. He was in the news more recently after getting into a fight with a terrier owned by the queen’s granddaughter, Princess Beatrice.
Monty, whose cause of death wasn’t mentioned, once belonged to the queen’s mother, and was named after American horse whisperer Monty Roberts, who has advised the queen on both her horses and her dogs.
All of the queen’s corgis — there have been more than 30 — were descended from Susan, the corgi she received for her 18th birthday from her father, George VI, who got his first corgi in 1933.
Monty is expected to be buried at the pet cemetery at Balmoral started by Queen Victoria in the 19th century.
(Photo: NBC)
Posted by jwoestendiek September 12th, 2012 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, balmoral, corgis, dead, dies, dogs, elizabeth, james bond, monty, olympics, pets, queen, queen elizabeth, queen elizabeth II, royal family, royalty, sketch
Comments
Comment from Shawna
Time September 14, 2012 at 1:06 pm
It’s always hard when a pet dies! We have a Sable Pembroke Corgi named Kelby…
Comment from David
Time September 12, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Long live the other royal corgis and Long Live the Queen..
God bless her