Queen Elizabeth was known for many things, possibly one of her most famous being her love for corgis.
Those corgis, however, were described in a new biography by Craig Brown “Q: A Voyage Around the Queen,” not as adorable as they may have seemed. The journalist detailed dog attacks in the palace and a weird quirk the Queen did to quiet the pups down: using bagpipes when they barked.
In the book, Brown said that the Queen always had a set of bagpipes to stop the noise from the furry royal companions, according to a Vanity Fair article.
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“The way to scare off a belligerent corgi is the same as for a belligerent human being: a blast from the bagpipes,” Brown wrote.
Brown described the dogs as “temperamental,” one minute cuddly and the next psycho.
According to the book, the Queen Mother and Prince Edward were amongst those to be bitten.
Despite their characters, the Queen had the dogs throughout her life. Vanity Fair said that she owned 83 corgis with over 14 generations of breeding.
The final two who outlived the Queen, Muick and Sandy, now stay with Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.
