Corgis Parade Outside Buckingham Palace To Remember Queen Elizabeth II A Year Since Her Death

LONDON, England – The changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace draws tourists from all over the world, but on Sunday, visitors were treated to a new kind of show: a procession of corgis dressed in crowns, tiaras, and royal attire.

Around 20 royal admirers and their corgis gathered outside the palace in central London to honor Queen Elizabeth II, who died a year ago.

Corgis had been the late queen’s faithful friend since she was a child, and she had roughly 30 of them throughout her life. The dogs are derived from Susan, a corgi gifted to the queen on her 18th birthday.

Agatha Crerer-Gilbert, the event’s organizer, said she would like the corgi march to be held annually in Elizabeth’s memory.

Visitors were treated to a new kind of show: a procession of corgis dressed in crowns, tiaras, and royal attire.

“I can’t think of a better way to remember her than through her corgis, the breed she loved and cherished her entire life,” she said.

“You know, I still can’t get used to the fact that she’s not physically near us, but she’s looking at us.” “Look, the sun is shining; I was hoping it would shine on us today,” she continued.

According to Aleksandr Barmin, who owns a corgi named Cinnamon and has taken the pet to previous royal-related events, the march was a heartbreaking reminder that Elizabeth is no longer alive.

“It’s a really hard feeling, to be honest… it’s really sad that we don’t have (the queen) among us anymore,” he admitted. “However, Her Majesty the Queen remains in our hearts.”

The first anniversary of the 96-year-old queen’s death at her Balmoral castle residence in Scotland will be Sept. 8. She reigned as Britain’s longest-reigning monarch for 70 years.

SOURCE – (AP)