Prince Williamknows that his Grannie’s corgis are in good hands.
During a surprise visit Saturday to mourners waiting in line to see the monarch’s coffin lying in state, Prince William spoke with one fan who had questions about thelate Queen Elizabeth II’s famous dogs.
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“I saw them the other day, that got me quite sad,” he said. “They are going to be looked after fine.”
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“They are two very friendly corgis, so they’ve got a good home,“Prince Williamcontinued. “They’ll be looked after very well. Spoiled rotten, I’m sure.”
Anavid dog lover, The Queen was a dog mom to more than 30 corgis and dachshund-corgi mixes, known as “dorgis,” in her lifetime.
The corgis were beloved within and beyond the palace walls. Their likeness could be found in art paying tribute to the Queen, and events honoringQueen ElizabethII inherently celebrated the breed as well. In 2002, for the monarch’s Golden Jubilee (her 50th anniversary on the throne), the United Kingdom issued a new coin depicting the Queen alongside a corgi.
The monarch opted tostop taking on corgis in the mid-2010sbecause, according toThe Telegraph, she did not want to leave any dog behind when she died.
Princess Elizabeth and her dogs.Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
In 2021, however, she did welcome new additions to the royal corgi pack. Afterreceiving two puppiesin March 2021, not long beforePrince Philip’s death — and suffering the loss of one dog just weeks later — Prince Andrewgifted his motherwith a new puppy on what would have been Philip’s 100th birthday, a full circle moment from Elizabeth’s first gifted corgi when she was just 7 years old.
A source previously confirmed to PEOPLE that the late monarch’s two dogsare now with the Duke and Duchess of York—Prince AndrewandSarah Ferguson(a.k.a. Fergie).
Despite divorcing in 1996, Fergie and Andrew, both 62, remain on friendly terms and stilllive together at their family home, Royal Lodge, in Windsor.
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Buckingham Palace announcedQueen Elizabeth’s deathon Sept. 8. After her 70-year rule, she was the longest-reigning British monarch.
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