Queen Elizabethhas stepped out one week after the death ofPrince Philip, her beloved husband of 73 years.
The Queen has owned corgis and dorgis (a cross with a dachshund) all her adult life, but was down to her last one, Candy,following the death of another dorgi, Vulcan, late last year. She recently added two newcorgisto the family, a dorginamedFergus (after her late uncle Fergus Bowes-Lyon) and a corgi named Muick (named after Loch Muick on the Queen’s Balmoral estate in Scotland).
Queen Elizabeth.The Image Direct
Queen Elizabethhas not yet addressedPrince Philip’s death with the public (aside from a statement released on her behalf announcing his death on April 9), but many family members have shared statements praising Philip’s dedication to the monarch, the country and the Commonwealth.
Queen Elizabeth and her dogs.Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
The day afterPrince Philip’s death, the Queen’s daughter-in-lawSophie, Countess of Wessextearfully told people gathered outside Windsor Castle that “the Queen has been amazing.”
A close royal insider adds, “She will never abdicate because of duty and honor and public service is so deep in her, as it was for him.”
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 2017.Samir Hussein/WireImage
The Queenresumed her royal dutiesjust days after Philip’s death, hosting a retirement ceremony Tuesday at Windsor Castle in honor of Earl Peel who stepped down as Lord Chamberlain a week beforePrince Philipdied, according to theCourt Circular.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on their honeymoon in 1947.Central Press/Getty
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“She fell in love, and she never looked at anyone else,” biographer Sally Bedell Smith tells PEOPLE in this week’s cover story.
source: people.com
