As the country mourns the Queen, King Charles III has been picking up where his mother left off after becoming the oldest person to assume the throne. But the new monarch isn't the only one getting used to the change as the royal corgis have been adjusting to life with new owners.
It has been confirmed Prince Andrew and Princess Beatrice will take in the Queen's two Welsh corgis, Muick and Sandy, following her death on Thursday, September 8. Andrew, Beatrice and her sister Eugenie are said to have gifted Muick to the Queen to keep her company when Prince Philip was in hospital, while the Prince of York gave her Sandy in June on what would have been Prince Philip's 100th birthday.
It is thought the royal corgis will be moved out of Buckingham Palace to make room for King Charles' two Jack Russells, Bluebell and Beth, and will move in with Prince Andrew at his £30 million regal residence, Royal Lodge in Windsor.
The Grade-II listed residence has belonged to Andrew since the Queen Mother's death in 2002. Within its 30 rooms, the royal home boosts grand living rooms, a conservatory and, reportedly, an indoor swimming pool.
The corgis will likely be living alongside Prince Andrew and his wife Sarah Ferguson's current dogs - Jack, Cici, Teddy and Ginger.
The York family used to own five dogs but sadly Orange died in 2019 after eating a poisonous plant in Windsor Great Park.
While their dogs do not always accompany them on outings, some of their dogs have appeared in Sarah's YouTube videos.
Sarah began a YouTube channel during the Covid-19 pandemic - and uses her platform to entertain children by reading books by various authors.
Seven years ago, the Queen expressed her decision to no longer breed corgis - so she wouldn't "leave any young dog behind".
Royal aide Monty Roberts, who advises the Queen on her horses, told Vanity Fair magazine in 2015: "She didn't want to have any more young dogs. She didn't want to leave any young dog behind. She wanted to put an end to it."
"I have no right to try to force her into continuing to bring on puppies if she doesn't want to."
However, the Queen could not turn down Muick and Sandy as well as an award-winning cocker spaniel, named Lissy, when they were brought into her life as gifts.
There is still speculation over where Lissy will live when she returns to the family following her training. The four-year-old dog said to be living with her trainer, Ian Openshaw, at this time.
The Queen also left behind an elderly dorgi, named Candy, who will either live alongside her siblings at Royal Lodge or will be taken in by a member of the Queen's staff.
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