In 1944, King George VI gave his daughter Elizabeth a corgi named Susan for her 18th birthday. The future queen adored the breed and later helped make these small working dogs into a royal mainstay.

Some of the fastest canines on four very short legs have raced for glory in Scotland’s annual Corgi Derby.The Musselburgh Racecourse Corgi Derby was first held in 2022 to mark Queen Elizabeth II ...