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How the Queen helped save the Pembroke Welsh Corgi is from extinction

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Throughout Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year reign, she became known around the world for her love for Pembroke Welsh Corgis, turning the dogs into a symbol of British royalty.

It was announced yesterday that Britain’s longest-reigning monarch had died peacefully at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle, beginning a period of global morning.

She leaves behind four royal canines; two corgis, Candy and Muick, a corgi-dachshund cross – or ‘dorgi’ – named Sandy, and her most recent addition, Lissy, a cocker

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Knochen des Wollmammuts unter Pembroke Castle gefunden

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Archäologen entdecken eine prähistorische Höhle mit 10.000 Jahre alten Wollmammutknochen unter dem Pembroke Castle von Henry VII

  • Archäologen haben in Südwales ein 10.000 Jahre altes Mammut gefunden
  • Sie gruben in einer prähistorischen Höhle unterhalb von Pembroke Castle
  • Die als Wogan-Höhle bekannte Stätte wurde von Menschen und Tieren der Eiszeit genutzt
  • In der Burg wurde 1457 der erste Tudor-König, Heinrich VII., geboren

Von Darren Boyle für MailOnline

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Pembroke Welsh Corgis are one of the UK’s favourite breeds after being listed as vulnerable in 2014

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Over the Platinum Jubilee weekend, many of us will take a look back at the Queen’s achievements from her historic reign – but did you know that her love for Corgis may well have saved the breed from extinction?

The Pembroke Welsh Corgi is now one of the UK’s most popular breeds according to The Kennel Club, despite being listed as ‘vulnerable’ in 2014.

Adorable in their own right, Corgis have four short legs, a long snout and two huge

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