Corgis parade outside Buckingham Palace to remember Queen Elizabeth II a year since her death

LONDON – The converting of the guard at Buckingham Palace might draw vacationers from everywhere, however on Sunday guests to the landmark have been handled to a other form of spectacle: a parade of corgis dressed up in crowns, tiaras and royal outfits.

Around 20 royal fanatics and their puppy corgis amassed to stroll their canine outside the palace in central London to remember Queen Elizabeth II a year since her death.

Corgis were the late queen’s constant companions since she used to be a kid, and Elizabeth owned around 30 all over her lifestyles. Generations of the canine descended from Susan, a corgi that used to be given to the queen on her 18th birthday.

Agatha Crerer-Gilbert, who arranged Sunday’s match, mentioned she would really like the corgi march to happen each and every year in Elizabeth’s reminiscence.

“I can’t see a better way to remember her than through her corgis, through the breed that she loved and cherished through her life,” she said.

“You know, I can’t still get used to the fact that she’s not physically around us, but she’s looking at us. Look, the sun is shining, I thought it would shine on us today,” she added.

Aleksandr Barmin, who owns a corgi named Cinnamon and has taken the pet to attend past royal-related events, said the parade was a poignant reminder that Elizabeth is no longer around.

“It’s a really hard feeling, to be honest … it’s really sad that we don’t have (the queen) among us anymore,” he mentioned. “But still, Her Majesty the Queen is still in our hearts.”

Sept. 8 would be the first anniversary of the death of the 96-year-old queen at her Balmoral fortress property in Scotland. She used to be queen for 70 years and used to be Britain’s longest-reigning sovereign.