The luxurious life of the 165 dairy cows of Queen Elizabeth II

As if they were sacred. Not only do they stroll through the green prairies of Windsor, but they lead a life worthy of British royalty. The days of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom are full of attention-grabbing details and curiosities such as her careful diet, the wallet she never misses before leaving the palace and which no one can touch, her colorful dresses, others. In addition to being the monarch, she also has a great love for animals and not only for horses or their corgi dogs, but she owns 165 dairy cows that are not plebeians and sleep full of comforts.

Most belong to the ‘Pretty Polly’ lineage and arrived in 1871, when Queen Victoria received them as a gift. From here they began to have ‘real treatment’ and have facilities full of luxuries.

As detailed ‘Hello’, the Windsor farm “has automatic brushes that can be scrubbed to remove dirt and relieve stress; high-tech robots for milking; permanent cleaning of the stable where, each animal it has its individual space and the ground they step on is not grass, but a bed of water “. According to experts, this helps protect the dorillas, garrons and udder, as well as preventing sores or pains that can cause traditional soils.

Dairy cows with queen life

The first time royal cows appeared on television was when the BBC aired three episodes on the farms on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its ‘Countryfile’ program and the 65th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

“When the cow goes to sleep, the water pushes below the pressure points where it lies and ends up floating,” an official told the BBC about the water beds.

Isabel II’s passion for animals is nothing new because, in addition to her beloved dogs, there are her horses with which she continues to walk around the palace. For this reason, the manager of the Windsor farm did not hesitate to say that “Queen Elizabeth is the farmer.”

The sovereign was not the only one worried about the cows, as her husband Philip of Edinburgh was also looking after the herd of cattle in Balmoral. After his death in April 2021, the official Facebook account of the British royal family has explained that the “Duke worked with farm workers, farmers and conservationists to maintain the estates for future generations, in through wildlife and biodiversity conservation initiatives. In recent years, His Royal Highness has received regular updates and has taken a keen interest in developments in the states. “

messenger pigeons

In Windsor not only are the 165 dairy cows striking, but the monarch has 200 messenger pigeons living in a luxury dovecote on his Sandringham estate in Norfolk. These share Balmoral Castle with a colony of bats that have free entry to the site.

‘Hello’ also highlights that the grandmother of Henry of Sussex and William of Cambridge owns the Thames swans and their number is monitored every year to keep the population from going down. Also, by virtue of a law of 1324 of king Eduardo II, still in force: “The king will own all the things of the sea in all the kingdom, whales and sturgeons captured in the sea or any other place within the kingdom” , that is, she owns all marine animals caught three miles or less off the coast of the United Kingdom.