All the Times Queen Elizabeth's Corgis Bit Her, Royal Staff During Reign

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The late Queen Elizabeth II and her staff have reportedly been injured by royal corgis on several occasions.

Writer and historian Hannah Rose Woods, whose Twitter account has more than 37,000 followers, shared screenshots of the "Royal corgis" Wikipedia page on Wednesday.

Queen Elizabeth Meets Corgi Spencer Welshpool, Wales
Queen Elizabeth II meets a corgi named Spencer as she arrives at Welshpool train station in Wales on April 28, 2010. The late monarch and her staff were reportedly bitten by the breed of dogs... Chris Jackson/Getty Images/Getty Images

"I did not expect the Wikipedia entry for the royal corgis to become this horrifying," Woods captioned the post, which has since received more than 6,000 likes.

The section under "Victims" read: "In 1954, the palace clock winder, Leonard Hubbard, was bitten by Susan upon entering the nursery at the Royal Lodge, Windsor [in England.] Later in the same year, one of the Queen Mother's corgis bit a policeman on guard duty in London."

The Wikipedia entry added: "And in 1989, the Queen Mother's dog, Ranger, led a pack of corgis that attacked and killed the queen's beloved dorgi, Chipper."

A dorgi is a cross between a dachshund and a corgi.

The article went on to say a postman had been bitten, as well as the queen herself. In 1991, the royal reportedly needed to get three stitches in her left hand after attempting to break up a fight among 10 of her corgis.

According to Britannica, Wikipedia is one of the most visited sites on the internet. The online encyclopedia was launched on January 15, 2001, and is operated by a community of volunteers and overseen by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation.

On its website, Wikipedia warns, however, that "as a user-generated source, it can be edited by anyone at any time, and any information it contains at a particular time could be vandalism, a work in progress or simply incorrect."

The queen—who died on September 8—has long been associated with the breed of dog after falling in love with them as a child.

In 1933, when then-Princess Elizabeth was just 7 years old, her father, the Duke of York, later King George VI, bought a corgi named Dookie for her and her sister, Margaret.

Another corgi called Jane was later added, and when she gave birth to puppies, two of them—Crackers and Carol—became a part of the family.

Her Majesty was gifted another pup, Susan, in 1944 in honor of her 18th birthday.

Over her 70-year reign, it's believed that Elizabeth owned around 30 corgis.

Muick and Sandy are survived by the late monarch and will be given to the queen's middle son, Prince Andrew, and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson. Their daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, had given the animals to her in 2021 as a comfort when her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, died.

The royal is also said to have had a dorgi as well as a cocker spaniel, though it is not yet known who will be looking after them.

Elizabeth died at the age of 96 after her doctors voiced concerns for her health in a statement.

Later that afternoon, Buckingham Palace notified the public of her passing: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral [Castle in Scotland] this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow."

The queen's eldest son, Charles, became king of the United Kingdom immediately following her death and was officially proclaimed in a ceremony on Saturday.

Today, King Charles III is having a private day of reflection following a busy week and ahead of the queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey in London next Monday.

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