--- title: 'Long Live the Queen (and Her Corgis): Elizabeth II By the Numbers' description: During her record-breaking reign, Queen Elizabeth II has had more than 30 corgis, but only two are still alive. authors: - name: Ethan Wolff-Mann url: https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/ at_money_since: 2015 articles: 160 covers: - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/ewolffmann former_staff: true published: '2015-09-09T15:40:11.000Z' modified: '2015-09-09T15:40:11.000Z' section: Pets tags: - British monarchy - Commonwealth - global economy - Great Britain - pubdesk - Queen Elizabeth II - royals word_count: 254 canonical: https://money.com/queen-elizabeth-ii-monarch-corgis/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is greeted](https://img.money.com/2015/09/queen-elizabeth-ii1.jpg) Today, Queen Elizabeth II of England became the longest reigning monarch in U.K. history, passing her great-grandmother Victoria, who was queen for 63 years and 216 days. It was not something "to which I have ever aspired," she [said in Scotland yesterday.](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34177107) "Inevitably a long life can pass by many milestones—my own is no exception." Here's a look at some of the other numbers about her long reign as queen. **16:** Countries that call Elizabeth II their queen (including Canada, Australia, and many tropical island nations) **56:** Pence the royal family [costs each Brit](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cost-of-royal-family-rises-twice-as-fast-as-inflation-9563293.html) annually **30+:** Corgis the queen has owned, [all descended](http://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/555464/The-end-of-the-line-draws-near-for-the-Queen-s-corgis) from one called "Susan" **8:** The [maximum number of corgis](http://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/555464/The-end-of-the-line-draws-near-for-the-Queen-s-corgis) the Queen has had at one time **2:** Corgis [currently alive](http://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/555464/The-end-of-the-line-draws-near-for-the-Queen-s-corgis), as she is not replacing them anymore **2:** Non-pure breed dogs she currently has, dachshund-corgis she calls "dorgis" **0:** Passports owned by Elizabeth; they are issued by "Her Majesty" so she doesn't need one **2,500:** Wedding gifts [Elizabeth II and Philip](http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Factfiles/60diamondweddinganniversaryfacts.aspx) received upon their nuptials in 1947 **1998:** The year the she took a terrified Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Abdullah [for a ride in a Land Rover](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/driving-king-anecdote-goes-viral/) **12:** U.S. [presidents that Elizabeth II](http://www.politico.com/gallery/queen-elizabeth-with-12-us-presidents) has met **2,868:** Diamonds featured in the [Imperial State Crown](https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/31701/the-imperial-state-crown) worn by the queen, as well as 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, and 269 pearls **11:** British monarchs that have come before her **2:** Properties the queen owns privately (Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House) **23:** Wax likenesses of the queen featured at [Madame Tussauds](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11785557/33-fun-facts-as-Queen-Elizabeth-II-overtakes-Queen-Victoria-in-pictures.html?frame=3406711) over the years ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/queen-elizabeth-ii-monarch-corgis/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Pets", "item": "https://money.com/pets/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "royals", "item": "https://money.com/tag/royals/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Long Live the Queen (and Her Corgis): Elizabeth II By the Numbers" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/queen-elizabeth-ii-monarch-corgis/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/queen-elizabeth-ii-monarch-corgis/", "name": "Long Live the Queen (and Her Corgis): Elizabeth II By the Numbers", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2015-09-09T15:40:11.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/queen-elizabeth-ii-monarch-corgis/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/queen-elizabeth-ii-monarch-corgis/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2015-09-09T15:40:11.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "Long Live the Queen (and Her Corgis): Elizabeth II By the Numbers", "articleSection": "Pets", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2015/09/queen-elizabeth-ii1.jpg", "width": 6659, "height": 4811, "caption": "Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is greeted" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ethan Wolff-Mann", "url": "https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/ethan-wolff-mann/#author", "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/ewolffmann" ] } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2015-09-09T15:40:11.000Z", "description": "During her record-breaking reign, Queen Elizabeth II has had more than 30 corgis, but only two are still alive.", "abstract": "During her record-breaking reign, Queen Elizabeth II has had more than 30 corgis, but only two are still alive.", "@id": "https://money.com/queen-elizabeth-ii-monarch-corgis/", "inLanguage": "en-US", "dateModified": "2015-09-09T15:40:11.000Z", "wordCount": 254, "keywords": [ "British monarchy", "Commonwealth", "global economy", "Great Britain", "pubdesk", "Queen Elizabeth II", "royals" ], "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Pet", "sameAs": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet" ] } ] } ] } ```