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Queen's corgis 'attack' Princess Beatrice's terrier Max

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Queen's corgis attacked Princess Beatrice's pet terrier dog during a walk at Balmoral.

Max, an 11 year-old Norfolk terrier, was claimed to have been badly injured after the “nasty” fight with Her Majesty’s six dogs last week.The Princess’s beloved pet nearly lost an ear and suffered several bloody bite injuries, which later treated by a vet located near to the Scottish royal residence.The Queen was elsewhere in the castle when the fight erupted between the corgis and the three Norfolk terriers belonging to the Duke of York’s family.The Monarch’s dog walker was leading the dogs through one of the castle’ corridors when the group became “over-excited”.They were being taken for a walk on the estate when they began “fighting among themselves”.The Queen and the Duke, who was also in another part of the castle, were said to be “very upset” about the incident, which reportedly occurred last Sunday.It is comes a few days after Prince Beatrice, who has since travelled to Balmoral, lost another of her Norfolk terriers, Millie, who died from natural causes.Royal sources today described the incident as “really nasty”.The Queens dog boy was taking the corgis for a walk and they were joined by the Norfolk terriers which came with Prince Andrew,” one insider told the Sunday Express.They were being taken along the long corridor leading to the Tower Door before being let into the grounds for a walk, and they all became overexcited.They began fighting among themselves and unfortunately the dog boy lost control.”They added: “The next thing we knew there were horrific yelps and screams and it seems the corgis picked on Max.“He was very badly injured and had to be taken to the local vet. There was blood everywhere.The Queen and the Duke were very upset when they were told but the dog is really Beatrices and she wasnt there either. She later came up to Scotland and has been looking after Max.”He was very lucky to survive. I heard the Princess was very upset because another of her Norfolk terriers, Millie, died from natural causes just a week or so before.”Max, one of two Norfolk terriers owned by the family, has been the most treasured possession of Princess Beatrice, 24, who is fifth in line to the throne, since she received him for Christmas when she was 13.The dog featured on the familys 2005 Christmas card in a photograph taken by the Duchess of York. He was also emblazoned on a £450 handbag, which she carried to the Royal Familys Easter service at St Georges Chapel in 2004.Max disappeared in December 2008 from the family home in Windsor Great Park, and a search party was launched which included the Queen, Duchess of York and Princess Eugenie. Three weeks later he was found bedraggled and hungry.The royal source added to the newspaper: Its a bit ironic that the Queen was very worried about Max and helped in the search for him, but now her own dogs have attacked him.At present the Queen owns three Pembroke Welsh corgis called Monty, Willow and Holly, who are all descended from Susan.Over time some Corgis were mated with dachshunds, mostly notably Pipkin, who belonged to Princess Margaret, to create “Dorgis”. Her three Dorgis are called Cider, Candy and Vulcan.