The Queen welcomes newest addition to the family
Yesterday, rumours developed that Duchess Kate wanted more children. Today, however, a new royal bundle of joy has been welcomed into the royal family.
Queen Elizabeth II has adopted an orphaned Corgi pup named Whisper.
Whisper was previously owned by the late Bill Fenwick, former gamekeeper at royal property Sandringham House in Norfolk.
It is believed while Bill was sick, the Queen would take his dogs for walks around Sandringham grounds and has continued to do so since his death earlier this year.
"She couldn't resist Whisper," a source told The Sun. "Now she has asked Bill's family if she can keep him."
The Queen’s love for corgis is no secret and she also owns a number of other breeds of dogs.
As well as her two corgis Willow and now Whisper, she has two “dorgis” (dachshund-corgi mixes) named Candy and Vulcan.
Corgis were first introduced into the royal family when King George VI bought one from a local kennel in 1933. This breed is known as the most well-kept pets in Britain, enjoying a pampered lifestyle.
The surprise adoption follows the Queen’s recent decision to stop breeding the dogs herself.
"The Queen has always had corgis but she made the decision four years ago not to breed anymore because she didn’t want to have a bad fall," a source told The Sun.
In 2015, her favourite corgi breed, the Pembroke Welsh, sadly joined the UK Kennel Club’s vulnerable breed list.
"The problem we have is that they are seen as an old person's dog" because of their royal association, award-winning corgi breeder Debbie Richardson told the Daily Mail.
The Queen has owned more than 30 of the pups throughout her lifetime.