Queen’s corgis to have new home

The Queen’s beloved pet corgis were so often seen by Her Majesty’s side, whether inside the royal residences, in the gardens, or travelling with their owner by plane, train and limousine. Following the monarch’s death, concerns were raised as to who would now look after her remaining dogs.

But a spokesperson for the Royal Family has confirmed that two corgis, Muick and Sandy, will now be taken into the care of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, at Royal Lodge in Windsor. Candy, a dachshund-corgi cross, will also move to the royal residence, The Sun reported.

A source close to the Duke of York told the BBC: “The corgis will return to live at Royal Lodge with the duke and duchess. It was the duchess who found the puppies which were gifted to Her Majesty by the Duke.”

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Muick and another puppy, Fergus, were given to the monarch last spring, in the hope that they would “lift the Queen’s spirits” while Prince Philip was being cared for in hospital. She was “devastated” when Fergus died in May, at just five months old. Sandy replaced Fergus, while 13-year-old Candy is “the eldest of the Queen’s surviving dogs”, said The Sun.

Compared to the “775 rooms of Buckingham Palace or the 1,000 rooms in Windsor Castle, the three distinguished dogs will now have the run of just 30 rooms” at Royal Lodge, said Metro.

The Queen “first fell in love” with corgis in 1933, said Country Living, when the then Duke of York introduced the “horribly behaved” Dookie to the family, said the BBC. Lady Jane was adopted as a puppy in 1936, before Elizabeth was given Susan on her 18th birthday by her father.

The pair were “inseparable” and the Queen went on to look after more than 30 of Susan’s descendants, said the broadcaster. “Every puppy after Susan” served as a “reminder that life and dynasties go on”.