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The Queen’s pampered pet dogs must bow out of Royal life – because she is worried about tripping over them.

She once had eight corgis, bred from the first one, Susan, given to her at the age of 18.

But, at the age of 88, Her Majesty worries that energetic new pups could get under her feet and lead to a potentially lethal fall.

At present, she owns two corgis: Willow and Holly and two dorgis: Candy and Vulcan, which are crossbreeds, resulting from the Queen’s pooches mating with her sister Princess Margaret’s pet dachshunds.

But she has ruled out introducing new dogs to the household when her ageing pets die.

She has even turned down an offer from granddaughter Princess Beatrice to keep two of four Norfolk terriers born to her own dog Ginger last September.

A courtier said: “She worries about too many dogs around her feet and the danger she will trip up and hurt herself badly.

“A young dog would be very lively and much more active. Her main fear is that if she fell, she would not be able to perform her duties for many weeks.”

The Queen’s corgis travel with her to the various residences and she looks after them as much as possible, feeding them steak.