There are several legends about the queen’s boundless love for her corgis, which she took care of personally. Although Prince Philip “couldn’t stand their screeching”, and they bit uninvited guests on the ankles (in 1991 they bit the very queen, who had to resort to three stitches on her left arm). Special treatment for staff dedicated to them, gourmet meals (sometimes prepared by the Empress herself) and a room at Buckingham Palace for herself, Corgis were a calling card to enter His Majesty’s favor and deliver a speech with confidence to gain his attention. Now that Queen Elizabeth is gone, who will look after her beloved dogs? According to a representative of the Palazzo, Prince Andrew, third son of the sovereign, will take care of the animals at his cottage in Windsor.
Prince Andrew, the “white sheep” of the royal family after his involvement in the Epstein affair (who was stripped of his official posts a few months ago, leading to a rift between Charles and William and their cousins Eugenia and Beatrice), who according to the well-informed has always been Elizabeth’s favorite son, he will have the honor and burden of caring for his corgis, Muik and Sandy. A spokesman for the Duke of York confirmed last night that “the two puppies will be moving into the Royal House of Windsor,” where the 62-year-old lives with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson. It was he who gave two dogs to his mother after the disappearance of Prince Philip and promised her that he would take care of them after his death.
Muik joined the royal family in early 2021 alongside Fergus, a dorgi (Corgi-Dachshund mix) who died just five months later. To keep Muick company, Sandy the Corgi, a 95th birthday present to the Queen from Andrea and her daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, was left alone. “They are beautiful and very funny, and the Queen often takes long walks with them in Home Park,” Her Majesty’s personal assistant and friend Angela Kelly said at the time. Then there’s Candy, another dorgi who still doesn’t know where he’s going to move, even if the tabloids suggest “he’ll join Muick and Sandy in the Royal Lodge as the dogs are used to each other’s company.” The Queen’s fourth dog, Lissie, a magnificent Cocker Spaniel, currently a national champion, lives with her trainer Ian Openshaw and is likely to be untouched, even though “King Charles III has the last word.”
The Queen received as a gift on her 18th birthday from King George VI her first corgi named Susan, who also accompanied her on her honeymoon: in her life she raised 30 copies with a pedigree worthy of home. .
Source: Elle