See Queen Elizabeth II's Corgis Wait for Her Funeral Procession
Queen Elizabeth's corgis look to beryllium doing paw-some.
In an Oct. 5 interrogation with the Telegraph newspaper, 1 of their new pet parents, Sarah Ferguson, gave an update about the well-being of Muick and Sandy. The Duchess of York said it was a "big honor" to person taken successful the precocious monarch's dogs, which she called "national treasures" and said they had "been taught well."
Her ex-husband Prince Andrew, the monarch's son, had primitively talented the Pembroke Welsh corgis to the Queen. After she died astatine property 96 connected Sept. 8, the dogs were returned to unrecorded with him and Sarah, who reside unneurotic astatine Royal Lodge adjacent Windsor Castle. At their caller home, the pets person gained immoderate caller canine siblings, the erstwhile couple's 5 Norfolk terriers, the Telegraph reported.
"They each equilibrium out," the duchess told the newspaper, laughing. "The carpet moves arsenic I determination but I've got utilized to it now."
In March 2021, portion the Queen lived astatine Windsor during COVID-19 lockdown, Andrew gave her Muick and a dorgi, Fergus, who Sarah recovered arsenic puppies. The Duke of York had talented the dogs to the monarch, who raised corgis and corgi-dachshund mixes her full life, successful a bid to cheer her up when her hubby Prince Philip was hospitalized, The Telegraph reported.
The Duke of Edinburgh passed distant astatine property 99 a period later, portion Fergus died the pursuing May. Andrew past gave the Queen different corgi puppy, Sandy, who Sarah had besides recovered for her.
The canine and Muick, present a bonded pair, brought millions of radical to tears Sept. 19 erstwhile footage was broadcast of them being brought retired to await the accomplishment of the Queen's coffin at Windsor, her last resting place, pursuing a authorities funeral. Andrew was besides photographed petting the pups.
Two days earlier, her grandson Prince William, present second-in-line to the British throne, told a worried fan waiting successful enactment to presumption his grandmother's coffin lying successful authorities astatine Westminster Palace successful London that helium had precocious seen Muick and Sandy and that the dogs were "going to beryllium looked aft fine."
The Prince of Wales added, "They are 2 precise affable corgis truthful they've got a bully home. They'll beryllium looked aft precise well, spoilt rotten I'm sure."
In summation to Muick and Sandy, the Queen was besides survived by a cocker spaniel, Lissy. Multiple reports person said that it is believed that the pet, who won the 2022 Kennel Club Cocker Spaniel Championship, presently lives with her trainer.
In addition, the Queen cared for a dorgi named Candy for 18 years anterior to her death. Multiple outlets reported aft her passing that the dog died this past summer. The royal household has not commented connected the reports.
See photos of the Queen with her galore dogs implicit the years:
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