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kpete

(72,014 posts)
Sat May 19, 2018, 05:46 PM May 2018

My Favorite Royal Wedding Pic:

Meghan Markle’s rescue dog, a beagle named Guy, rode into Windsor with Queen Elizabeth earlier this week



Please be seated for the most important announcement about the royal wedding: Meghan Markle's dog, Guy, was just in Windsor with the Queen. The bride-to-be's beagle was seen living his best life yesterday, peeking out the window while hitching a ride with her Majesty. (They're carpool buddies now. No big deal.)

We haven't even seen Meghan alone in a car with the sovereign, but here's Guy, four legged and all, riding in the back seat with the Queen.

MORE:
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a20746115/meghan-markle-dog-queen-windsor/


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My Favorite Royal Wedding Pic: (Original Post) kpete May 2018 OP
Aww! I wonder how well he'll get along with the Queen's corgis? The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #1
the only dog my golden retriever tried to kill was a corgi.... samnsara May 2018 #3
Oh, dear, Polly Hennessey May 2018 #17
It won't be an issue. Her Majesty's last corgi passed away a month ago Glorfindel May 2018 #4
Nooo! The corgis are gone? I hadn't heard that! The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #6
Wow! LMAO LiberalFighter May 2018 #23
She still has her dogs Vulcan and Candy, both "dorgis," a corgi-dachshund mix hlthe2b May 2018 #7
For some reason thought they were coris (not mixed) PufPuf23 May 2018 #21
No, you are basically right. She has had pure bred corgis from the same line for decades, but hlthe2b May 2018 #29
I read she didn't replace the Corgi s out of concern about falling mcar May 2018 #32
Yes, I don't blame her. It's easy to forget how old she and Prince Philip are Glorfindel May 2018 #37
She has been Queen for longer than I've been alive mcar May 2018 #38
my feisty great-aunt lived 4 yrs after she broke her hip. spent hours on the bathroom floor. luckily pansypoo53219 May 2018 #53
I was in the 3rd grade Mickju May 2018 #59
Friend has a dog half black lab, half corgi Freddie May 2018 #22
Well, I guess the only conclusion is... Glorfindel May 2018 #26
Or, she laid down on the job. Lochloosa May 2018 #55
our neighbor had several dauchsund mixes. golden r + dauch. setter & dauch. pansypoo53219 May 2018 #54
I think the last corgi has died canetoad May 2018 #25
She adopted a corgi which belonged to a palace employee who died. CottonBear May 2018 #30
It will have a great home canetoad May 2018 #36
Lovely pictures of Her Majesty and her beloved dogs. CottonBear May 2018 #39
I'd just read her corgis have all passed away. bettyellen May 2018 #27
Granny is undoubtedly going to pet sit while the newlyweds honeymoon. mnhtnbb May 2018 #2
the Queen's love for dogs is legendary so this doesn't surprise me. KUDOS! hlthe2b May 2018 #5
great pic, dog probably confused as heck Demovictory9 May 2018 #8
This is fantastic! BigmanPigman May 2018 #9
Hurray, a dog named after me! ProudLib72 May 2018 #10
Meghan would be a great name for a beagle. PufPuf23 May 2018 #20
And me! mcar May 2018 #33
My name is Guy, just like her dog ProudLib72 May 2018 #34
Aw so sweet Raine May 2018 #11
My one sad is that she left the other one behind. n/t demmiblue May 2018 #12
They said he was too old to make the journey and is living with friends. Did Guy catbyte May 2018 #16
Yeah, too old is what I heard... but he lost his pack. demmiblue May 2018 #18
I hope she'll be able to visit him. He must be confused, too. catbyte May 2018 #43
Dogs and cats don't have to be quarrantined in the UK anymore lunamagica May 2018 #49
Thanks! That was my question, too Rhiannon12866 May 2018 #51
Actually, they do, but they can do the quarantine in their country of origin. I just catbyte May 2018 #52
Awww. Duppers May 2018 #13
I love beagles! Cracklin Charlie May 2018 #14
Can't be Guy is named for Guy Fawlks. PufPuf23 May 2018 #15
What else is there to say: Beagles rule! Old Terp May 2018 #19
I must have been away for this photo...... a kennedy May 2018 #24
The best. zeusdogmom May 2018 #28
No wonder gratuitous May 2018 #31
Do the Royals still hold fox hunts? Hoyt May 2018 #35
I think fox hunting was banned in the UK in 2004 meadowlander May 2018 #42
Awww! How cute! smirkymonkey May 2018 #40
He's so cute! Look at those ears and that little face. Sitting there like a li'l gentleman. nt Honeycombe8 May 2018 #47
Harry told a funny story in an interview about QE's dogs barking at him for his entire life Lucinda May 2018 #41
Meghan seems very calm & confidant...that would attract dogs. And she loves dogs. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #48
Me too! Lucinda May 2018 #63
Wow, little Guy has had quite an adventure. From death row in a Kentucky kill shelter to Windsor. catbyte May 2018 #44
This is so adorable! Dem_4_Life May 2018 #45
I love that the Queen loves dogs & is a natural with them. And that Meghan has a rescued Beagle.nt Honeycombe8 May 2018 #46
That's got to be turned into a children's book! kairos12 May 2018 #50
Meghan's Mom is obviously a dog lover as well. Tarheel_Dem May 2018 #56
Love it!!! calimary May 2018 #57
Too funny! n/t SpankMe May 2018 #58
Finally, THIS got my attention on the Royal Wedding! BlancheSplanchnik May 2018 #60
If they could roll the window down he could hang his head out the window. gordianot May 2018 #61
This picture may be the best thing ever EffieBlack May 2018 #62

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,836 posts)
1. Aww! I wonder how well he'll get along with the Queen's corgis?
Sat May 19, 2018, 05:47 PM
May 2018

Corgis can be kind of bitey, but maybe only toward people.

And how awesome is it that he has a chauffeur?

samnsara

(17,635 posts)
3. the only dog my golden retriever tried to kill was a corgi....
Sat May 19, 2018, 05:54 PM
May 2018

...so no they are bitey toward other animals as well.

Polly Hennessey

(6,804 posts)
17. Oh, dear,
Sat May 19, 2018, 06:50 PM
May 2018

I have a Corgi and a Golden Retriever. When we walk down the hill they are always together. Our cats join us, too. Granted Corgis can be a little on the tiresome side. With love and the word NO they become part of the group.

Glorfindel

(9,733 posts)
4. It won't be an issue. Her Majesty's last corgi passed away a month ago
Sat May 19, 2018, 05:54 PM
May 2018

http://people.com/royals/queen-elizabeth-last-corgi-dies/

I'm sure she'll find the little beagle a source of comfort. I hope so, anyway. My mother kept corgis. They are extremely smart, quite friendly, and most definitely one-person dogs. I'm a miniature dachshund man, myself.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,836 posts)
6. Nooo! The corgis are gone? I hadn't heard that!
Sat May 19, 2018, 05:57 PM
May 2018

I knew a corgi once. He was scary smart. His humans didn't want him to sleep on their leather couch so they put little squares of paper in the center of each cushion so they could tell if he was on the couch when they weren't around. One day they came home and found the dog pushing one of those little squares of paper back to the center of a cushion with his nose.

PufPuf23

(8,836 posts)
21. For some reason thought they were coris (not mixed)
Sat May 19, 2018, 06:52 PM
May 2018

so made a mistake in another post in this thread.

Admittedly don't follow the Royals on any regular basis.

hlthe2b

(102,357 posts)
29. No, you are basically right. She has had pure bred corgis from the same line for decades, but
Sat May 19, 2018, 08:09 PM
May 2018

the last of the line died recently. She has the dachsund/corgi mixes but no pure breds any more.

mcar

(42,372 posts)
32. I read she didn't replace the Corgi s out of concern about falling
Sat May 19, 2018, 08:20 PM
May 2018

She and Phil could easily trip over one of the little things.

Glorfindel

(9,733 posts)
37. Yes, I don't blame her. It's easy to forget how old she and Prince Philip are
Sat May 19, 2018, 09:12 PM
May 2018

A fall, a broken hip, could mean curtains for either one of them. If she lasts four more years, she will have reigned for 70 years. I remember listening to her coronation on the radio with my parents. It was a big deal. We didn't get television until the next year, 1954.

pansypoo53219

(20,995 posts)
53. my feisty great-aunt lived 4 yrs after she broke her hip. spent hours on the bathroom floor. luckily
Sun May 20, 2018, 04:41 AM
May 2018

luckily we were early for easter mid day meal.

Mickju

(1,805 posts)
59. I was in the 3rd grade
Sun May 20, 2018, 01:16 PM
May 2018

One of the parents brought a TV into our classroom to watch the coronation. We had never had a TV in the classroom before.

Freddie

(9,273 posts)
22. Friend has a dog half black lab, half corgi
Sat May 19, 2018, 07:04 PM
May 2018

Obvious Mom was the lab. NO idea how that happened. He’s cute, like a smallish black lab with corgi ears and white paws.

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
30. She adopted a corgi which belonged to a palace employee who died.
Sat May 19, 2018, 08:09 PM
May 2018

Her personal, and now all deceased, corgis were all descendants of her first corgi, Susan, which was given to her by her parents.

So, she currently has two dorgis and an adopted corgi.

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
39. Lovely pictures of Her Majesty and her beloved dogs.
Sat May 19, 2018, 09:38 PM
May 2018

The picture of her as a young girl is so beautiful.

She loves her dogs and they love her.

Her last two corgis starred in the famous James Bond London Olympic opening ceremony video!

https://m.

mnhtnbb

(31,402 posts)
2. Granny is undoubtedly going to pet sit while the newlyweds honeymoon.
Sat May 19, 2018, 05:48 PM
May 2018

The Queen is known to be very fond of her dogs.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
10. Hurray, a dog named after me!
Sat May 19, 2018, 06:03 PM
May 2018


Alright, Meghan, it's on! My next dog is going to be named after you.

(Somehow, I don't think she's worried)

PufPuf23

(8,836 posts)
20. Meghan would be a great name for a beagle.
Sat May 19, 2018, 06:51 PM
May 2018

Beagles in my life (most often name, registered name)

Lisa (Lisa Boogle)

Daphne (Camp Creek Daphne Disgusto, no meeting of minds so Daphne had both names)

Honey (Wicklow Honey)

Essie (Essie Salstrom)

Cindy (Cindy Lou Who)

All answered to "Beag"

mcar

(42,372 posts)
33. And me!
Sat May 19, 2018, 08:25 PM
May 2018


One of my best childhood friends had a dog named Megan. Every time they'd call to the dog, I'd turn and respond.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
34. My name is Guy, just like her dog
Sat May 19, 2018, 08:41 PM
May 2018

I had a friend named Rufus. Want to know how many dogs shared his name?

catbyte

(34,447 posts)
16. They said he was too old to make the journey and is living with friends. Did Guy
Sat May 19, 2018, 06:44 PM
May 2018

have to go through the UK quarantine? If that's the case no wonder the other pup was left in Canada.

Rhiannon12866

(205,988 posts)
51. Thanks! That was my question, too
Sun May 20, 2018, 02:47 AM
May 2018

I thought they had to be quarantined for a few weeks before they could enter the country. Glad to hear that's not the case anymore.

catbyte

(34,447 posts)
52. Actually, they do, but they can do the quarantine in their country of origin. I just
Sun May 20, 2018, 04:10 AM
May 2018

remembered the story of little Gobi, the stray dog who ran the marathon in the Gobi Desert with Dion Leonard for 3 days. He had to stay with Gobi in Beijing for 4 months while he got regular rabies titers for the little guy before he could enter Scotland. Unless they've changed the law since 2016.

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PufPuf23

(8,836 posts)
15. Can't be Guy is named for Guy Fawlks.
Sat May 19, 2018, 06:43 PM
May 2018

Do not have a beagle now but have had 5 beagles, wonderful dogs. That picture is so beagle. Wonder if he teases the Queen's corgis? Hope so.

meadowlander

(4,402 posts)
42. I think fox hunting was banned in the UK in 2004
Sat May 19, 2018, 10:53 PM
May 2018

but I don't know if there is a loophole for the royal family. I would suspect not since I don't think QEII is generally a big fan of exceptions that only apply to the royals.

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
41. Harry told a funny story in an interview about QE's dogs barking at him for his entire life
Sat May 19, 2018, 10:48 PM
May 2018

and they pretty much fell in love with Meghan immediately, and were laying at her feet. I'm sure that made an impression on QE.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
48. Meghan seems very calm & confidant...that would attract dogs. And she loves dogs.
Sun May 20, 2018, 12:59 AM
May 2018

Seems like she fits in. I hope it works out, and they're both happy.

catbyte

(34,447 posts)
44. Wow, little Guy has had quite an adventure. From death row in a Kentucky kill shelter to Windsor.
Sat May 19, 2018, 11:32 PM
May 2018

Now that is A Dog's Life.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
60. Finally, THIS got my attention on the Royal Wedding!
Sun May 20, 2018, 01:24 PM
May 2018

Which I think is wonderful, especially being an Anglophile and all! I do want to see, but I just don’t tend to pay attention to anything that’s big in the MSM.

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