Prices for Queen Elizabeth's favourite corgi dogs soar after her death

A pet Corgi dog is seen next to flowers placed as a tribute outside the British Consulate in Hong Kong on September 12, 2022, following the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Prices for corgis, the dogs beloved by the late Queen Elizabeth II, have doubled to new highs since the monarch's funeral last week. – Photo: AFP

Prices for corgis, the dogs beloved by the late Queen Elizabeth II, have doubled to new highs since the monarch's funeral last week, Britain's largest pet marketplace said Monday.

Pets4Homes told AFP it was currently experiencing "over ten times the volume of daily searches for corgis when compared to this time last week".