Queen Elizabeth's younger son Prince Andrew to care for her beloved corgis

Queen Elizabeth’s love for her pets was well known. After her death, the fate of her corgis, numbering over 30, became a concern. Now, it has been decided that her younger son, Prince Andrew, would take care of her dogs.

Queen Elizabeth II’s younger son, Prince Andrew, will care for the late monarch’s corgi dogs who were constantly by her side, it was confirmed on Monday.

Andrew, the Duke of York, and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson the Duchess of York, will take on the two dogs named Muick and Sandy, which were given to the Queen as gifts. Last year during lockdown, Andrew had gifted his mother Muick and Sandy was a gift from his daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, for her official 95th birthday last June.

"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,” a source close to Andrew told the BBC.

"The Duchess bonded with Her Majesty over dog walking and riding horses, and even after her divorce, she would continue her great friendship with Her Majesty, by walking the dogs in Frogmore [Windsor Castle] and chatting," the source said.

Royal Lodge is a mansion in the grounds of the Windsor Estate, the home of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife.

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The corgis were famously referred to by the late Diana, Princess of Wales, as “moving carpets” who accompanied the monarch wherever she went in her private chambers. The Queen owned more than 30 corgis during her lifetime and reportedly said “my corgis are family”.