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Queen Elizabeth II’s Corgi will live with the Duke and Duchess of York
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The beloved corgi of Queen Elizabeth II will have a new home with the Duke and Duchess of York.
The late monarch, who died Thursday aged 96, left behind four dogs, including two corgi, one dorga named Candy, and a cocker spaniel named Lissy.
Queen Elizabeth is believed to have “bonded” with Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson’s ex-daughter-in-law over the years, for walks with the dogs, Telegraph reports.
Last March, Prince Andrew gave his mother two puppies, Muick and Fergus, to console her after her husband, Prince Philip, was in the hospital. He died a month later at the age of 99.
The dogs were found by Ferguson, who lives at the Royal Lodge with her ex, despite divorcing more than 20 years ago in 1996.
Unfortunately, Fergus – a mix of dachshunds and corgi that was named after the Queen’s Uncle who died in action during World War I – died at the age of five months from a heart defect. The queen was said to have been devastated by the dog’s death, especially a month after her husband died.
Fergus was replaced by another corgi named Sandy who was present on her 95th birthday. The two puppies reportedly brought “endless joy” to the king before her death.
The Queen took her dogs for regular walks in the gardens of Frogmore House on the Windsor Estate and was often accompanied by Ferguson.
“The Duchess became involved with Her Majesty for walking dogs and horse riding, and even after divorcing, she continued her great friendship with Her Majesty by walking the dogs in Frogmore and talking,” a source told The Telegraph.
Last summer, Ferguson was invited to spend time at Balmoral Castle after many years of exile. The Duchess was at Balmoral Castle when, in 1992, tabloids splashed her photos of businessman John Bryan sucking her toes at her feet in 1992.
Prince Philip was said to be furious and decreed that he would never again stay under the same roof as his ex-daughter-in-law.
When the Queen died, Ferguson tweeted that he would miss his ex-mother-in-law “more than words” he could express.
“She gave her whole life selflessly to the people of Britain and the Commonwealth of Nations,” she wrote. “For me, she was the most amazing mother-in-law and friend. I will always be grateful to her for the generosity she showed me by staying close to me even after my divorce.
The Queen had an affair for life with a rough breed of dogs.
In 1933, when she was only 7 years old, her father – the then Duke of York – bought her and her sister Margaret a corgi named Dookie. A second corgi named Jane later joined the family.
The Queen has owned over 30 over the years, many of which were from a corgi named Susan that her parents gave her as a gift for her 18th birthday in 1944.
Susan’s descendants lived with the Queen until 2015, when Willow died for almost 15 years. According to reports, Queen was hit particularly hard by Willow’s deathbecause it was the end of Susan’s family.
The corgi pack seemingly always followed the queen around the palace that Princess Diana called “the moving carpet.”
Of course, the dogs lived in luxury living in their own room in a palace that became known as the Corgi Room. They slept in raised wicker baskets and the sheets were changed daily. Their menu included fresh rabbit and beef, served by the chef. And during the holiday season, the queen made sure that the dogs got stockings stuffed with toys and treats.
In 2015, it was reported that the queen did not plan to add more dogs to her offspring. She said horse trainer Monty Roberts that she didn’t want any young dogs anymore because “she didn’t want to leave any young dogs behind. She wanted to put an end to it.
However, the new puppies brought her a lot of fun.
Her sideboard, Angela Kelly, recently revealed that her new puppies proved to be “endless joy” to the monarch and “always made everyone smile.”
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