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Jennifer Newton & Ryan Paton

Fergie gives update on Queen's corgis after they moved in with Prince Andrew

Sarah Ferguson has provided an update on Elizabeth II's corgis.

The late monarch had two dogs named Muick and Sandy at the time of her death. The corgis were last seen in public at the former monarch's funeral, which took place on September 19.

Elizabeth II was renowned for how much she loved her dogs - and many people speculated who would take care of them after she died. A spokesperson for her son Prince Andrew confirmed he and his ex-wife Fergie would be looking after the dogs - as Mirror Online reports.

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Fergie has issued an update on how the dogs are getting on during a chat at the Henley Literary Festival. According to the Telegraph, she said it was a "big honour" to be taking on the two pets, which she described as "national treasure" and having been "taught well".

Sandy and Muick now join Andrew and Fergie's five Norfolk terriers at the home they share - Royal Lodge in Windsor. Fergie added: "They all balance out, the carpet moves as I move but I’ve got used to it now."

In early 2021, the Queen was gifted two new puppies, one dorgi (a dachshund and corgi mix) and one corgi, by Andrew while staying at Windsor Castle during lockdown. The puppies helped keep the monarch entertained while Prince Philip was in hospital.

The Queen named the dorgi Fergus after her uncle who was killed in action during the First World War, and the corgi was called Muick, pronounced Mick, after Loch Muick on the Balmoral estate. But Her Majesty was devastated when five-month-old Fergus died just a few weeks later, in the aftermath of Philip’s death.

Andrew and his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie then gifted the Queen another corgi puppy to replace Fergus for her 95th birthday. This little puppy was named Sandy.

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