Sarah and Andrew took in Sandy and Muick after the Queen died in 2022. The late monarch was a lover of animals, especially horses and dogs, and owned more than 30 corgis and “dorgi” mixes over the course of her life. Muick and Sandy were the only two to outlive her and were present at her funeral on Sept. 19, 2022.
Last month, Sarah paid tribute to the Queen on the third anniversary of her death by sharing a photo of her beloved dogs on Instagram.
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“Her Majesty will be forever loved, always missed, and never forgotten,” she captioned the pic. “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 honor and a daily reminder of the times we shared together.”
Sarah opened up about adopting the dogs in an exclusive PEOPLE interview in March 2023.
“They are national icons, so every time they run chasing a squirrel, I panic,” she shared at the time. “But they’re total joys, and I always think that when they bark at nothing, and there’s no squirrels in sight, I believe it’s because the Queen is passing by.”
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Sarah Ferguson with Queen Elizabeth’s corgis.Sarah Ferguson/Instagram
On Thursday, Oct. 30, Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles was officially removing Andrew’s royal titles. The King’s younger brother will no longer be a prince or His Royal Highness, and he was also formally ordered to surrender his lease at Royal Lodge. He will instead be moving into an unnamed property on the royal family’s privately-owned Sandringham estate.
The following day, a source told PEOPLE that Fergie, as Ferguson is known, will not be joining her ex at his new home, saying, “She is going to be moving out and into a separate home.”
“Contrary to reports, she has never asked for a property or any provision for herself,” the source added. “She will continue to forge an independent life.”
The move is the latest fallout for the former couple comes amid renewed scrutiny of their past ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The latest development, which may have sealed their fate with the Palace, was the publishing of two emails to Epstein, one each from Sarah and Andrew.
