Queen Elizabeth II was surrounded by loved ones during her final hours at the Scottish country residence in Balmoral Castle, including her two corgis Muick and Sandy, a new report has claimed.
A palace source has informed the Daily Mail that the Queen’s corgis laid by their owners side.
Royal fans were heartbroken to see the two corgis appear at Windsor Castle alongside their new owner Prince Andrew where they waited for the hearse carrying Queen Elizabeth.
Following Her Majesty’s passing, a spokesperson for the Duke of York said he and Sarah, Duchess of York will take care of Muick and Sandy – who were both gifted to the Queen.
“The corgis will return to live at Royal Lodge [on the Windsor Estate] with the Duke and Duchess,” a source close to Prince Andrew told the BBC.
The disgraced Prince gifted his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, corgis Muick and Fergus during lockdown.
Fergus sadly passed away in May 2021, but was soon replaced by another corgi named Sandy, who was a gift from Andrew’s daughters, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice.
Queen Elizabeth II named the dog Fergus in memory of her maternal uncle Fergus Bowes-Lyon, who died in France during World War I. Meanwhile, the second pup Muick is named after Loch Muick, a lake on the Balmoral Estate in Scotland.
When the news spread that Prince Andrew was taking the two corgis, royal fans did not have positive reactions.
“I feel so bad for those dogs,” one person wrote on Twitter, while another said: “Apparently Prince Andrew is to take in the Queen’s corgis … After all he is good at grooming.”
Her Majesty has loved the breed ever since her 18th birthday where she was gifted Susan, a corgi.
However, it remains unclear who will take care of the Queen’s other two dogs, a cocker spaniel named Lissy and a dachshund corgi hybrid named Candy. Their future will be decided by King Charles III.