A lusciously illustrated history of royal animals in Britain from 1066 to the present day, with a foreword by Sir Michael Morpurgo.Why do the three lions on the British crest look so much like leopards? When did the first elephant set foot on British soil? Was there really a polar bear who fished in the river Thames?Full of astounding facts and amazing true animal stories, learn all about King Charles’s spaniels, Queen Victoria’s elephant and, of course, Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis.Royal Animals is engagingly written by Julia Golding, author of The Queen’s Wardrobe, illustrated by Kate Hindley. Royal Animals features beautiful artwork from Emily Sutton, the illustrator of Everyone Sang, William Sieghart’s poetry collection, as well as Lots, Grow and Tiny written by Nicola Davies, and Paddington creator Michael Bond’s Castle Mice series.Royal Animals: An Illustrated History is a fascinating exploration of 1000 years of royal animals.]]>
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