The Queen bought one of her new corgi pups online via popular pets website
THE Queen bought one of her new corgi pups online via a popular pets website — and he was called Charlie, The Sun on Sunday can reveal.
The dog’s breeder did not realise whose home the pet was going to and who the new owner was until she read The Sun’s story last week about Her Majesty getting two new pet corgis.
The 12-week-old pedigree pooch was whisked to Windsor Castle by a Royal Household worker in a blacked- out chauffeur-driven Land Rover.
She refused to tell the seller who the new owner was going to be, but insisted the puppy would “have the best life”.
The dog cost £2,650 and was bought on the Pets4Homes website.
The development comes after The Sun revealed Her Majesty, 94, is being helped through the Megxit crisis by the two new pups.
Charlie was bred by gran-of-six carer Denise Thomas, 60, whose Pembroke Welsh corgi Molly had a litter including him and a brother which they named George.
The Queen bought only Charlie. It is not known where her other new corgi came from.
'BLACKED-OUT LAND ROVER'
Denise’s son, Craig Skyrme, 40, said Charlie was taken away on February 26 — a week before The Sun’s story — but they had no idea he was on his way to join the Royal household.
Craig, who helped with the sale, said: “The woman turned up in a blacked-out Land Rover.
“She would only say he is going to a home in Windsor — but wouldn’t tell my mum who the owners were.
“My mum asked if it was anyone famous and the woman said, ‘I can’t say, but he’s going to have the best life possible’.
“We were all wondering if he was going to be the Queen’s dog.
“We googled the woman’s name and saw she worked for the Royal Household and thought he must be going to Windsor Castle. It would just have been too coincidental.
“I couldn’t believe it when I read in The Sun that the Queen had just got two new corgis. I thought one had to be Charlie. It’s an amazing story.
“We’re all so proud of him. He could be in pictures alongside the Royal Family in years to come.
“It feels like we’re part of their story and it’s an honour.”
The Sun on Sunday confirmed through Buckingham Palace sources that Charlie was, indeed, one of the Queen’s new corgis. But it is understood he has been given a new name.
Highway maintenance worker Craig added: “We used to call him Charles first of all because everyone thinks of the Queen and the Royal Family when it comes to corgis but his name is Charlie.
“The woman who collected him said she liked the name and that they might keep it.
'LOVELY, PLAYFUL DOG'
“He is a lovely, playful dog. We spent Christmas with him and he was brilliant. He really loves playing a game of fetch.
“He was chewing a few bits round the house and on the odd occasion I would end up with a soggy sock after standing in one of his wet patches.
“But I’m sure he’ll get great training at the castle!”
Charlie, born on December 5 last year, was registered online with the Kennel Club, where the monarch has previously registered some of the 30-odd dogs she has owned.
He was put up for sale online but interest from prospective buyers had come to nothing.
His brother George had been sold and Denise had considered keeping Charlie until she was contacted on Pets4Homes last month by Royal Household personal assistant Calie Keegan, 46.
Ms Keegan travelled to the village of Ewyas Harold, Herefordshire, to meet Denise and collect the pup.
A source said: “The Queen is an amazing dog owner. She dotes on them.
“She knows so many people in the field, so you would think she would have bought through one of them. This is quite incredible. He must be special. In the past the Queen has been very involved in all the breeding side of things with her many dogs.
“She takes it very seriously and always makes sure she gets healthy dogs. She is a very responsible dog owner. She wouldn’t usually get one from a website. This really is highly unusual.”
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And Her Majesty required stitches after breaking up a fight between eight of her corgis in 1991.
Buckingham Palace said the new pups were an “entirely private” matter and would not comment.
LIFT FOR HER MAJ
THE Queen has applied to have a lift installed at one of her Balmoral properties.
She wants it at Craig Gowan House, used by the royals on shorter visits to avoid opening the castle.
Prince Philip has a study at the two-storey property on the Scottish retreat.
Plans submitted to Aberdeenshire council show the lift will run from the ground-floor pantry to a first-floor bathroom.
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