Queen’s corgis wait for Her Majesty at Windsor in heartbreaking image

Muick and Sandy rarely left the Queen’s side while she was alive, and the two beloved corgis waited patiently for her to come home for the last time.

Two of the Queen’s beloved corgis, Muick and Sandy, created a heartbreaking scene as they waited patiently outside St George’s Chapel for Her Majesty to arrive home.

The pair waited at Windsor for the Queen’s coffin to arrive on after its 10-day journey from Balmoral, Scotland.

Prince Andrew was seen to comfort his late mother’s pets, who were not allowed to attend the funeral service at Westminster Abbey.

The Queen left her corgis in the care of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.

The Queen's corgis, Muick and Sandy inside Windsor Castle. Picture: Getty Images

The pomp and ceremony of the day all got a bit too much for one pooch. Picture: Getty Images

Prince Andrew, Duke of York pats the royal corgis as they await the coffin of Queen Elizabeth. Picture: Getty Images

The Queen’s favourite pony also played a role on the solemn occasion at Windsor Castle.

Within the palace gates, Emma the Fell pony stood in a sea of floral tributes left by mourners, stamping a foot as the funeral procession passed by.

Queen Elizabeth had a lifelong passion for horses and could often be seen riding around her estates as recently as June this year.

It’s no secret the Queen was rarely without her beloved corgis by her side.

Unfortunately, the Abbey has a strict policy against dogs on the property, with absolutely no canines allowed on the grounds of Westminster at all, meaning they were absent from the service.

The Queen’s funeral procession going past the monarch’s beloved Fell pony, Emma. Picture: AFP

The pony was often ridden by the Queen around the grounds of Windsor Castle. Picture: Getty Images

The question of who would take over care of the Queen’s famous pets was raised shortly after her death, with reports quickly emerging that her son, the Duke of York, and Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, have inherited them.

It was also revealed that the Queen suffered a “huge blow” in the weeks before her death, after her 18-year-old “dorgi” — a corgi-dachshund cross — died at Windsor Castle.

Queen Elizabeth II owned at least one corgi for most of her life and the breed has now become synonymous with the late monarch.

The Queen’s love of corgis was well-known. Picture: Steve Parsons/Pool/AFP

At Balmoral Castle with one of her corgis in 1952.

A then-Princess Elizabeth with two corgi dogs in London in 1936. Picture: Lisa Sheridan/Studio Lisa/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Queen Elizabeth II meets the Adelaide Kennel Club corgi owners on the lawn of Government House during her tour of Australia in 2002. Picture: Fiona Hanson – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images

She owned more than 30 corgis during her reign, with some of dogs’ names including: Whisky, Sherry, Sugar, Myth, Mint, Buzz, Brush, Geordie, Smoky, Dash, Dime, Disco and Dipper.

“My corgis are my family,” she once reportedly said.

Her love affair with the breed started with her father, George IV, who had a male corgi name Dookie. When then Princess turned 18, she was gifted with her first corgi, named Susan.

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