{"id":2191409,"date":"2025-12-08T19:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2191409"},"modified":"2025-12-08T19:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:12:44","slug":"ex-prince-andrew-wont-give-up-queen-elizabeths-corgis-says-it-proves-late-royal-trusted-him-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ex-prince-andrew-wont-give-up-queen-elizabeths-corgis-says-it-proves-late-royal-trusted-him-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Prince Andrew Won\u2019t Give Up Queen Elizabeth\u2019s Corgis, Says It \u2018Proves\u2019 Late Royal \u2018Trusted Him\u2019 (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/strong> and his ex-wife, <strong>Sarah \u201cFergie\u201d Ferguson<\/strong>, may be personas non grata in royal circles these days, but they\u2019ve still got the privilege of caring for the late <strong>Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong>\u2019s beloved pet corgis \u2014 a responsibility, sources say, they plan to use to their advantage when it comes to dealing with their <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/ex-prince-andrew-knighthoods-officially-193226736.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:estranged relatives;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">estranged relatives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAndrew is clinging to anything he has left and the corgis are at the top of that list. They were the queen\u2019s most beloved pets and he takes a lot pride in that,\u201d a source tells <em>Examiner<\/em>. \u201cOf course, there are plenty of royals who think it is wrong [that] Andrew and Sarah are the custodians of Her Majesty\u2019s dogs, but Andrew is adamant that the queen made her wishes clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mirrorpix \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Buckingham Palace issued a statement on Friday, October 31, confirming as much. Muick and Sandy \u2014 the two corgis inherited by the former <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/ex-prince-andrew-terrified-sarah-160004507.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Duke and Duchess of York;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Duke and Duchess of York<\/a> following the queen\u2019s death in 2022 \u2014 are to remain with the family, even though Mountbatten-Windsor, 65, was officially stripped of his royal titles and forced to move out of the Royal Lodge over his connection to convicted sex offender <strong>Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/ex-prince-andrew-demanding-mansion-184818037.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:ex-prince;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">ex-prince<\/a>, who vehemently denies any wrongdoing, has no plans to relinquish the dogs, either. \u201cHe keeps repeating that [the queen] handed him the collars and leashes herself, and that it proves how much she trusted him,\u201d the source notes. \u201cHe even uses it as proof that his mother would be horrified by the way he is being treated now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\/ex-prince-andrew-wont-give-up-queen-elizabeths-corgis-says-it-proves-late-royal-trusted-him-exclusive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ex-Prince Andrew Won\u2019t Give Up Queen Elizabeth\u2019s Corgis, Says It \u2018Proves\u2019 Late Royal \u2018Trusted Him\u2019 (Exclusive);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ex-Prince Andrew Won\u2019t Give Up Queen Elizabeth\u2019s Corgis, Says It \u2018Proves\u2019 Late Royal \u2018Trusted Him\u2019 (Exclusive)<\/a> first appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Examiner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>National Examiner<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>National Examiner<\/i> as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his ex-wife, Sarah \u201cFergie\u201d Ferguson, may be personas non grata in royal circles these days, but they\u2019ve still got the privilege of caring for the late Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s beloved pet corgis \u2014 a responsibility, sources say, they plan to use to their advantage when it comes to dealing with their estranged [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2191410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[403835,399768,395222,24085,406561,308662,364870],"class_list":["post-2191409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-andrew-mountbatten-windsor","tag-mirrorpix","tag-national-examiner","tag-queen-elizabeth-ii","tag-queen-elizabeths-corgis","tag-royal-lodge","tag-royal-titles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ex-Prince-Andrew-Wont-Give-Up-Queen-Elizabeths-Corgis-Says-It.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2191409"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2191411,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2191409\/revisions\/2191411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2191410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2191409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2191409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2191409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}