Buckingham Palace has confirmed that the late Queen Elizabeth II's corgis, Muick and Sandy, will remain in the care of the Duke of York's family, ending speculation over their future after Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's departure from Royal Lodge.
The couple adopted the dogs following the monarch's death in 2022, housing them at the Windsor estate. However, with their recent move, questions arose about who would look after the pets. A Palace spokesperson told the PA news agency: 'The corgis will remain with the family,' without specifying whether Andrew, Sarah, or their daughters, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice, would take them.
Earlier this year, Sarah Ferguson claimed the late Queen communicated through the dogs' barking. Speaking at the Creative Women Platform in London, she said: '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.'
In 2023, Sarah revealed that Muick had grieved for about a year after the Queen's death. She told Channel 5's Graeme Hall: '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).'
The late Queen owned more than 30 corgis during her lifetime, many descended from Susan, a gift from her parents on her 18th birthday in 1944. Susan even accompanied the then-Princess Elizabeth on her honeymoon.
