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Dash (1830–1840) was a King Charles Spaniel owned by Queen Victoria. Victoria's biographer Elizabeth Longford , called him "the Queen's closest childhood companion", [ 1 ] and in the words of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , he "was the first in a long line of beloved little dogs".
Queen Victoria and her close family kept numerous pet animals, including: Fatima – a Pug; Alma – a possible Thoroughbred given by King Victor Emmanuel [2] Dandie – a Skye Terrier [3] Dash – a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel [1] Eos – a greyhound which Prince Albert brought from Germany [1] Flora – a Highland pony given by King Victor ...
Susan (20 February 1944 – 26 January 1959) was a Pembroke Corgi dog owned by Queen Elizabeth II that was given to her on her eighteenth birthday. Following the dog's death in 1959, the Queen personally designed a headstone for her grave at Sandringham House.
Looty or Lootie was a female Pekingese dog acquired by Captain John Hart Dunne during the looting of the Old Summer Palace (near Beijing) in October of 1860.He presented her to Queen Victoria for the Royal Collection of Dogs, who named her Looty or Lootie in reference to how she was acquired.
Gen. George Custer. West Point, New York The Civil War general most famous for his "last stand" at the Battle of Little Big Horn can be found in the West Point Cemetery alongside many other ...
Queen Victoria Riding Out is an 1840 painting by the British artist Francis Grant. [1] It depicts Queen Victoria riding out on her horse Comus in Windsor Great Park . Next to her is the Prime Minister Lord Melbourne while her dogs Dash and Islay run out in front.
The Young Victoria is a 2009 British period drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and written by Julian Fellowes, based on the early life and reign of Queen Victoria, and her marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
In mourning. Queen Elizabeth II has lost another pet with the death of her dog Vulcan, a source confirmed to Us Weekly on Friday, December 4. The Dachshund-Corgi mix passed away during lockdown.