Prince William has reassured mourners The Queen’s corgis are being looked after “very well” in the wake of her death.
The late monarch – who died aged 96 on Sept 8 – has two corgis left, Sandy and Muick, after her beloved dorgi (dachshund-corgi cross) died earlier this year.
And the Prince of Wales told those queuing in Lambeth, south London to see the queen’s coffin lying in state at Westminster Hall that the monarch’s canine companions have a “good home”.
He told them in a clip shared by Sky News: “I saw them the other day. They’re going to be looked after fine, they’re two very friendly corgis and they’ve got a good home.”
He added: “They’re being looked after very well, spoilt rotten I’m sure.”
The corgis are believed to be being looked after by the Duke of York and his ex-wife Sarah, Duchess of York.
A spokesperson for Prince Andrew said last weekend that he and Sarah will take on the pets – who were gifted to the queen by the duke during lockdown to lift her spirits while her late husband the Duke of Edinburgh was in hospital and she was staying in Windsor.
“At least he’s got plenty of time on his hands after stepping back from Royal duties.”
In early 2021, the Queen was given two new puppies, one corgi, and one dorgi.
The monarch named the dorgi Fergus after an uncle, her mother’s brother, Fergus Bowes-Lyon, who was killed in World War I in 1915.
Muick was named after a favourite spot near Balmoral Castle, where she traditionally spent her summers.
The late monarch was devastated after five-month-old Fergus died just weeks after she received him.
He was later replaced with a new corgi puppy from Andrew and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie for her official 95th birthday, who the Queen named Sandy.
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