Following the Queen's death on Thursday, many royal fans have speculated as to who will care for Her Majesty's beloved pet dogs. It has been confirmed that Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah will look for her two Welsh corgis.
A spokeswoman for the Duke and Duchess of York said the pair are to take on Muick and Sandy, who were gifted to the late monarch by her son. It is understood that the Queen's other pooch, an elderly dorgi called Candy, will also go with the corgis as they are familiar with her.
However, it is possible that Candy will be rehomed by a member Queen's staff, the Mirror reports. Her Majesty's lesser known cocker spaniel, named Lissy, will also need a new owner.
It is believed the four-year-old dog currently lives with her trainer, Ian Openshaw, and therefore may not find herself moving in with her fellow canine siblings and Prince Andrew. In February, Queen Elizabeth II broke her dedicated corgi tradition to welcome award-winning cocker spaniel Lissy into her family.
The pooch is listed under the official pedigree name Wolferton Drama, but is also nicknamed Lissy after the queen. As well as being a rare choice of breed for the Queen, Lissy recently won the 91st Kennel Club Cocker Spaniel Championship, seeing off 38 competitors to gain the top spot.
This makes her the Queen's first gundog champion. Gundogs, also known as bird dogs, are hunting dogs who assist their owners in finding and retrieving game. Seven years ago, the Queen made a touching sacrifice to her beloved pets when she 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."
He added: "I have no right to try to force her into continuing to bring on puppies if she doesn't want to."
While the Queen stuck to her word and didn't breed anymore corgi puppies, she did welcome three new dogs, corgis Muick and Sandy and cocker spaniel Lissy.
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