Since the late Queen Elizabeth II‘s death in September 2022, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been responsible for her beloved corgis, Sandy and Muick.
However, news of the former prince and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson‘s, eviction from their Royal Lodge home in Windsor left a question mark over the fate of the hounds as they became homeless in the wake of the chaos.
Andrew moved to Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk without Sarah, but it was unclear whether the corgis would follow him to his temporary lodgings while he waited for renovations to be completed on what would become his new home on the estate, Marsh Farm.
Despite no official confirmation of their whereabouts, pictures taken by the Daily Mail in February revealed Sandy and Muick, the last two corgis owned by the late Queen, were in Sandringham. They were spotted enjoying some exercise on the grounds close to Wood Farm, where Andrew is staying.
The animals were being walked by two of the former prince’s staff members, suggesting they were still in his care.
© Getty ImagesThe late Queen’s royal Corgis, Muick and Sandy, were a gift from her granddaughters
Why was Andrew placed in charge of the corgis?
After the late Queen’s death at age 96, her pets were placed under the care of her second son, Andrew, now 66. They were given to him for a very specific reason that involved his two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.
The princesses gifted their grandmother with Muick and Sandy, having bought the two pups for the Queen to distract her from the stress of her husband, Prince Philip’s, hospital stay in 2021.
The Duchess of York previously looked after the late Queen’s Corgis at Royal Lodge
Despite their divorce in 1996, at the time of the Queen’s death, Andrew and Sarah still lived together in the Grade II-listed residence in Windsor. The estate was deemed the perfect new home for the dogs with its 21 acres of secluded gardens and access to the wider Windsor Great Park, which covers 4,800 acres.
Andrew was stripped of his titles by his brother, King Charles in November 2025, following which Buckingham Palace released a statement that said: “The corgis will remain with the family”, making it unclear which family members they were referring to.
How many corgis did the Queen own during her reign?
© GettyQueen Elizabeth ll and Prince Phillip the Duke of Edinburgh relaxing with their corgis and newspapers at Balmoral in 1975
Queen Elizabeth shared her love of dogs with the world throughout her time on the throne, and she became especially known for her affiliation with the corgi breed. She ascended the throne in 1952 and has owned more than 30 corgis in her lifetime. At any given point, she had up to ten, and as well as Muick and Sandy at the time of her death, it is thought she also had one Dorgi (a dachshund/corgi crossbreed), named Candy.