A spokesman for the Duke of York said he and Sarah, Duchess of York, will be taking on Mewick and Sandy – two dogs given to them as gifts by the late monarch. In 2021, during the lockdown, Prince Andrew gave his mother, Queen Elizabeth, Muick, a corgi, and Fergus, a dorgie. When Fergus died in May 2021, in the wake of Prince Philip’s death, he was replaced by another corgi, Sandy – a gift from Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie for her official 95th birthday. The Queen named the dorgi – a dachshund-corgi cross – Fergus after her uncle, who was killed in action during the first world war, and the corgi Muick, pronounced Mick, after Loch Muick on the Balmoral estate. Angela Kelly, the Queen’s dresser, said at the time: ‘I was worried they would fall under the Queen’s feet, but they have turned out to be a godsend. They are beautiful and fun and the Queen often takes long walks with them in Home Park.” The Queen’s lifelong love of corgis has been well documented and she is quoted as saying that “my corgis are family”. The young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret with a corgi in 1940. Photo: Lisa Sheridan/Getty Images Her father, George VI, had a male corgi called Dukie and, during the Queen’s lifetime, she had more than 30, mostly the offspring of her first, Susan, a present for his 18th birthday. The dogs, which Diana, Princess of Wales, called “moving carpets”, slept in their own corgi room in wicker baskets lined with pillows and were reportedly fed fresh rabbit and beef by a gourmet chef. Some of their names included: Whisky, Sherry, Sugar, Myth, Mint, Buzz, Brush, Geordie, Smoky, Dash, Dime, Disco and Dipper. The last corgi descended from Susan died in 2018. In 2012, the trio of Monty, Willow and Holly appeared alongside the Queen and Daniel Craig in a James Bond skit filmed for the London Olympics. Her love of the breed was also celebrated during Platinum Jubilee events in June, with a gathering of 70 corgis at Balmoral and a “corgi derby” at Musselburgh Racecourse. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The Queen is also credited with introducing the dorgi, following an unplanned encounter between her corgi, Tiny, and Princess Margaret’s dachshund, Pipkin. She was so enamored with the resulting puppies that she decided to breed more over the years. On Thursday, Sarah paid tribute to the Queen on Instagram, saying she was her ‘most incredible mother-in-law and friend’ and that she would miss her ‘more than words can express’. Despite being divorced since 1996, the Duke and Duchess of York still live together at Royal Lodge in Windsor. A source told the Telegraph this week: “The Duchess bonded with Her Majesty by dog ​​walking and horse riding and, even after her divorce, she would continue her great friendship with Her Majesty, walking the dogs at Frogmore and chatting ». Andrew, 62, the third child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, stepped down from royal duties in 2020 after being accused of sexual assault by Virginia Giuffre, allegations he has steadfastly denied. Royal biographer Ingrid Seward said on Saturday amid speculation about who would care for the dogs: “It would seem very logical that the corgis would go to Andrew… Let’s face it, he has nothing else to do.”