royal corgis as souvenirs in a shop window
Maybe overseas you don’t even get this kind of news but, here in the United Kingdom, it is big news: Queen Elizabeth has welcomed a new ‘commoner’ to palace, she has adopted a new little dog.
Her name is Lissy, she is a four-year-old cocker spaniel who has just arrived at Buckingham Palace.
She will keep company to Queen Elizabeth's corgis dogs.
The Queen, who used to get only Corgis, this time allowed herself to be persuaded by her grandchildren apparently.
It seems that little Lissy already follows the Queen everywhere and she was so named in honour of Elizabeth herself.
As I said, the new arrival at court is not a corgi - a breed famously loved by the sovereign who has owned about thirty of them over the years - but a four-year-old cocker spaniel with a rather special pedigree, so much so that she has won the first prize in a prestigious competition, immediately becoming the queen's first champion hunting dog.

It is worth mentioning that the UK will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee this year with a contest of puddings, glamour and extra non-working days, along the lines of the program published by Buckingham Palace.
Elizabeth was proclaimed Queen of England on the 6th of February 1952, at the age of 26, after the death of her father, George VI, although her coronation took place the following year, in 1953.
At 95, she will become on the 6th of February 2022 the only UK monarch to have ruled for 70 years and the celebrations of the event aim to promote a message of unity to the nation as she herself said in her Christmas speech to the nation.
In her traditional speech on Christmas day, the queen wished that her Jubilee “would be an opportunity for people from all over the world to enjoy a sense of solidarity”.
At the moment, however, it is not clear what events the Queen will attend since the doctors recently advised her to rest more.
Scheduled events, reflecting Britain's national passions, include a national competition to create a new Jubilee pudding, with a jury that also includes Buckingham Palace head chef and baker, and it will be televised.
They announced that the recipe for the winning dessert will then be made public for everyone to try reproducing it!
The big parade is scheduled for June, when the Queen’s birthday is officially celebrated, although her birthday is really in April.
Tradition dictates the Queen’s birthday to be celebrated in June.
Continuing a tradition that dates back hundreds of years, that evening people will turn on lights in over 1,000 cities, towns and villages across the country.
It seems that in June the BBC will host a live concert called Platinum at the Palace, promising some of the biggest entertainment stars in the world.
Following this concert there will be some ‘block parties’ and commoners will be able to apply to such organized neighbourhood parties as part of the so-called great jubilee lunch celebration.
Thousands of events are expected to take place, especially now that Prime Minister Johnson has decided to reopen the country and drop most restrictions.
There will also be a public show in London, presented on TV as a majestic festival of creativity, which will include artists from different Commonwealth countries.
Additionally, the Queen's original coronation gown will be on display at Windsor Castle for everyone to see upon their visit at Windsor Castle.
The gown was never displayed before for what I understand so it is a true must see.