The Queen tragically passed away on Thursday at Balmoral, and her family, including her great-grandchildren with whom she had a special bond, are mourning the incredibly sad loss.
Over the years, she has delighted royal fans with amazing anecdotes about her interactions with the young royals, including Prince George, who in 2016 received a very special gift from her.
The gracious Queen gave a very special corgi-themed gift to her great-grandson Prince George.
She gave him a T-shirt featuring a cute image of seven of her dogs as a gift. A painting that hangs in the Queen’s private quarters at Buckingham Palace served as inspiration.
The T-shirt creator, British artist Cindy Lass, spoke with HELLO! about her royal design.
Regarding the 2006 commission, Cindy stated, “I first created a painting of the Queen’s corgis. For her 80th birthday, I delivered it to the palace after being asked to do so.
Because Her Majesty loved corgis, the gifted artist later turned the portrait into a T-shirt for Prince George.
Cindy said, “I was going to make a cushion for Her Majesty of the Corgis with a crown on the back. And I included a sample with it because I had created a one-year-old T-shirt sample and thought it would be nice for her great-grandson to have.
Cindy was given a personalized thank-you note from the Queen in exchange.
It stated that she “greatly appreciated” the gift and that it was “kind to enclose the T-shirt.” The monarch also expressed her gratitude to the artist for her “constant loyalty and support.”
Cindy remarked, “It was very sweet when I got the letter back to say that Her Majesty had passed it on to him.
“When my mother read the letter bearing the heading Buckingham Palace and learned that Prince George of Cambridge would receive it, she said: ‘Oh my God, the future King’s going to be wearing one of your designs.'” She felt incredibly proud. I sensed her pride.
It’s wonderful to be a link in that chain because Her Majesty was happy to give it to her great-grandson.
Cindy received a photograph of the Queen’s dogs when she was hired to paint them.
Cindy recalled that “There was one photo with all her dogs in, the dorgis as well”. “I didn’t really know at the time what they were, but the lady-in-waiting said it was a combination of a daschund having a relationship with a corgi. The main five are corgis and the others are called dorgis.
“The ladies-in-waiting said that the Queen loves the painting. It makes her smile and she’s happy. I like to make art accessible and it’s lovely to know that my art makes people smile.”
Cindy traveled to Sydney to see one of her paintings of trees on display in a museum after illustrating a book about corgis there.