Brian HoeyPets by Royal Appointment
The Royal Family and Their Animals
Brian Hoey has been a writer and broadcaster for over forty years and was one of BBC television's first newscasters. He secured the first ever TV interview with the Queen's daughter, Princess Anne, and has subsequently covered many royal events over the years, including the weddings of Charles and Diana in 1981 and Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson in 1986. He was also a commentator at Princess Diana's funeral. Hoey has written more than twenty-five books, many of them about the British royal family. He is the official biographer of Princess Anne.
Acknowledgements vii
Prologue ix
1. Princesses and their Pets 1
2. Family Favourites 13
3. Rewards for Royalty 41
4. Corgis Rule OK? 53
5. The Corgi Dynasty 69
6. All the Queen's Horses 87
7. The Sport of Queens 121
8. Polo for Princes 143
9. Anyone for Hunting? 153
10. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert 161
11. King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra 181
12. King George V and Queen Mary 199
13. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor 209
14. Royal Working Dogs 219
16. Bereavement 249
17. Feathered Friends 263
Epilogue 273
Appendices 279
Select Bibliography 299
Appendices as follows:
Appendix I: Royal Animal Patronages.
Appendix 2: List of Pembrokeshire corgis originally owned by the Queen and
registered with the Kennel club.
Appendix 3: List of retrievers (Labradors) originally owned by the Queen
and registered with the Kennel Club.
Appendix 4: List of English spaniels owned by the Queen and bred at
Sandringham kennels.
