Queen Elizabeth II reportedly found pugs a bit too boisterous during a 1972 visit to the ailing Duke and Duchess of Windsor—unlike her own calm corgis. But pugs have royal pedigree: originating in ancient China, they charmed European nobility for centuries, even saving a prince’s life and helping Empress Joséphine smuggle secrets. Queen Victoria owned many, and the Windsors had eleven, treating them like children. After the Duchess’s death in 1986, her pugs became cultural icons, fetching record prices at auction—including a $13K pillow—and starring in promotional material for a new film. Even today, their legacy lives on, from pug-themed auctions to NYC pug parties, proving these tiny dogs hold big hearts—and history.
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