Prince William assured a fan that Queen Elizabeth II’s corgis will be dealt with like the regal dogs they are. The Prince of Wales surprised supporters waiting in line to see his grandmother’s coffin at Westminster Lobby at Westminster Royal residence in London on Sept. 17. A lady asked him about the queen’s Pembroke Welsh corgis, Muick and Sandy, who are currently moving to their new homes with the person who gave them to her, her son Prince Andrew, and his ex Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.

“I saw them the other day, that got me very sad,” William said to the line-waiting fan concerning the corgis, caught in a Sky News video. “They will be taken care of fine.” Holding the lady’s hand, he added, “They are two well disposed corgis so they have a decent home. They’ll be cared for well overall, spoilt spoiled I’m sure.” The fan smiled and responded, “I trust so.”

An insider close to Andrew told NBC News last week that the corgis would reside with the Duke and Duchess of York at their Windsor home, Regal Cabin. According to the insider, “It was Sarah, Duchess of York, who found the puppies which were talented to the Queen by Prince Andrew.” Despite the fact that she and Andrew separated in 1996, Ferguson lives with him, and the two share daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. The source said the duchess “bonded with the queen over canine walking and riding horses and, surprisingly, after her separation, she would continue her extraordinary friendship with the queen, by walking the dogs in Frogmore [House] and chatting.”

The queen, who passed on Sept. 8 at age 96, is also survived by her cocker spaniel, Lissy, who is four years old. Several reports have stated that the pet, who won the Pet hotel Club Cocker Spaniel Championship in 2022, lives with her trainer, according to E! News. Additionally, the monarch really focused on a corgi-dachshund blend named Candy for a very long time before her demise. Several outlets wrote about Sept. 17 that the canine kicked the bucket months before the queen passed away.

William spoke to fans before standing vigil at the queen’s coffin inside the castle, reuniting freely with his brother Prince Harry for the third time since her demise, in the midst of detailed tensions between the brothers and their wives. During his visit to the castle, William spoke to fans before standing vigil at the queen’s coffin, joining his brother Harry openly for the third time since her passing in the midst of reports of friction between the brothers and their wives. Their six illustrious cousins went with them.