Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, was likely left a list of instructions about how to care for his late mother Queen Elizabeth II’s beloved pet dogs after she died in September 2022.
Corgis Muick and Sandy underwent a big change after the monarch died, leaving behind their home comforts to move into Andrew’s former residence, Royal Lodge, where they could enjoy 21 acres of secluded gardens and access to the wider Windsor Great Park, which covers 4,800 acres.
After he was forced to give up his lease earlier this year, Andrew moved to Sandringham and the Corgis were spotted walking near his temporary home, Wood Farm. Now he has moved into renovated Marsh Farm on King Charles’ Norfolk estate, the disgraced royal will be making sure the two dogs feel settled at home after several years of unrest. But does this mean they have their own special bedroom?
When the Queen lived at Buckingham Palace, she ensured they lived a life of luxury. “There is a special corgi room where they have raised wicker baskets lined with cushions to keep draughts away,” said royal author Penny Junor in All The Queen’s Corgis.
Specific instructions
© Getty ImagesAs well as tender love and care and very royal sleeping arrangements, the royal pooches will have high expectations for their diet.
When they were under the care of Andrew’s mother, their dinners were chef-prepared each day using beef, corn-fed chicken, lamb and rabbit.
Former royal chef, Darren McGrady, revealed that the dogs even have their own menus, which were “chosen and sent to the kitchen every month by Mrs Fenncick, who took care of all the dogs at Sandringham”.
© X (formerly Twitter)Darren previously told HELLO!: “The beef would come in, we would cook it, dice it into really fine pieces and then we did the same with the chicken. We’d poach them, and again chop them really, really small to make sure there were no bones so the dogs wouldn’t choke.”
He continued: “Some days some of the dogs were – shall we say for a better word – a little bunged-up, so we’d have to add cabbage on the menu, and then other days we’d actually put rice in there for the other way.”
Corgis’ history
© InstagramAfter 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.
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.”
© UK Press via Getty ImagesAndrew and his ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, jointly cared for the pups at Royal Lodge, and it’s likely she will be feeling their absence keenly. In an emotional post on the third anniversary of Her late Majesty’s death, she wrote: “Her Majesty will be forever loved, always missed, and never forgotten.
“Not a day goes by when I don’t think of the kindness I was unstintingly shown in good times and bad. Caring for Her Majesty’s beloved corgis is an honour and a daily reminder of the times we shared together.”
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