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Ottawa's corgi lovers muster in memory of late monarch

Bagpipes and barkingharmonized inatribute to Queen Elizabeth IIon a rain-soaked Sunday afternoonin Ottawa.

Dog-lovers, bagpipers gathered to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II

Ottawa Corgis and the Sons of Scotland Pipe Band commemorated late Queen Elizabeth II in Major's Hill Park in Ottawa on Sunday. (Ben Andrews/CBC News)

Bagpipes and barkingharmonized ina tribute to Queen Elizabeth IIon a rain-soaked afternoonin Ottawa.

Dog group OttawaCorgisand theSons of Scotland Pipe Band gatheredin Major's HillPark Sundayin memory of the latemonarch.

Drummers and bagpipers marched next totheFairmont Chteau Laurierhotel, while a cluster ofcorgis lolledin the wet grass.

A small herding dog originatingin Wales, the stumpy, rambunctious breedwas beloved by the Queen and became asymbol of her 70-year reign.

"We kind of found out about them originally throughthe Queen," saidElaine Huang, who brought her corgi, Tonkatsu, tothe park near Parliament Hill on Sunday.

Huang said she attended the march tojoin the Ottawa corgi community in rememberingQueen Elizabeth II.

"It was nice to come out all together and honour the Queen," she said.

Here are some photos from Sunday's memorial.


'We are here for the corgi paw-rade,' said Elaine Huang whose corgi, pictured here, is named Tonkatsu after the Japanese deep-fried pork cutlet. (Ben Andrews/CBC News)
Tonkatsu waits patiently for a treat. (Ben Andrews/CBC News)
Another corgi rolls in the wet grass at Major's Hill Park. (Ben Andrews/CBC News)
Bagpipes rest under a tree in Major's Hill Park before the Sons of Scotland played in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. (Ben Andrews/CBC News)
'I met the Queen in 2018,' said Jared Ruttan, a snare drummer playing with the Sons of Scotland. 'Being able to meet her then, it definitely hits a little bit closer to home.' (Ben Andrews/CBC News)
The Sons of Scotland played to a soaked crowd outside the Fairmont Chteau Laurier. The band previously led a march of 70 corgis during a similar celebration in Ottawa earlier this year for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. (Ben Andrews/CBC News)
A very good boy poses for the camera. (Ben Andrews/CBC News)