Buckingham Palace has confirmed the future of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis, now cared for by Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Sarah Ferguson following the monarch’s death.
It was revealed on Thursday that Andrew was being stripped of his royal titles and that he would have to vacate his current home at Royal Lodge.
The pair took on the responsibility of caring of Muick and Sandy, housing them at Royal Lodge, but with notice being sent to Andrew to vacate the mansion, speculation was rife as to where the late Queen’s corgis would end up.
The Palace has now confirmed that the "corgis will remain with the family".
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Sarah Ferguson currently take care of Muich and Sandy
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However, it did not clarify which member of the family the corgis would be staying with.
Andrew, Ms Ferguson, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice are all options to house the two dogs going forward.
The 65-year-old disgraced former royal had given Muick to his mother in 2021 to help her during her husband, Prince Philip’s, hospitalisation.
Muick was named after Loch Muick on the Balomoral estate and was given to the Queen as a puppy, alongside another corgi named Fergus.
Fergus died three months later, and Sandy was found to replace him with the help of Queen’s granddaughter, Beatrice.
Earlier this year, Ms Ferguson had revealed that the late Queen communicated with her through the dogs’ barking.
Buckingham Palace have confirmed that the two corgis will stay within the family
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She spoke on the subject at the Creative Women Platform, saying: “I have her dogs, I have her corgis. Every morning they come in and go ‘woof woof’ and all that and I’m sure it’s her talking to me.
“I’m sure it’s her, reminding me she’s still around.”
In 2023, Andrew’s ex-wife described how Muick grieved the monarch’s death.
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Speaking to Graeme Hall, presenter of Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly, she revealed that it took Muick a year to come to terms with the death.
She said: “There are two corgis that came, big Muick and Sandy, and there were five Norfolk terriers that were there too - seven in all.
“And big Muick is very, very, very demonstrative, he had his tail down to begin with and then now, a year later... he’s just beginning now to really enjoy (himself).”
King Charles has made sure not to remove royal titles from Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's daughters
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After the disgraced former duke was stripped of his titles, King Charles made sure that his children retained their royal titles.
A source confirmed to the Daily Mail: “He wouldn't have wanted to sign off on anything that would impact them.”