Queen Elizabeth’s beloved corgis go to Prince Andrew
- The prince and his former wife Sarah Ferguson will take on Muick and Sandy following the queen’s death
- Throughout Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne, the corgis were by her side, becoming part of her persona
A key question around Britain’s royal succession was resolved on Sunday when it emerged scandal-hit Prince Andrew and his ex-wife will look after Queen Elizabeth’s corgi dogs after her death.
The prince and his former spouse Sarah Ferguson will take on Muick and Sandy following the queen’s death at Balmoral on Thursday aged 96, Andrew’s spokesman said.
Andrew – the queen’s third son and often reported to be her favourite – and Ferguson had given Muick and Sandy to the queen as a gift.
The pets were a comfort to the queen while she was at Windsor Castle during the coronavirus pandemic, her dresser Angela Kelly said.
The fate of the two corgis – the latest in a long line of more than 30 of the sandy, short-legged dogs throughout Elizabeth’s reign – had been a mystery.