THE Queen

is well known for her love of corgis but she is now the proud owner of a prize-winning cocker spaniel. Four-yearold Wolferton Drama, known as Lissy after Her Majesty, was top dog at the Kennel Club Cocker Spaniel Championship. She saw off 38 competitors to become the Queen’s first gundog champion in any breed.

Trainer Ian Openshaw tells me: ‘Lissy used to be a bit of a monkey when she was younger, but she has really come into her own now.’ He could be describing any number of Royals...