Queen’s loyal corgis wait for her at Windsor

Royal fans have been brought to tears by the Queen’s loyal corgis waiting at Windsor Castle for her coffin to arrive.

Royal fans have been brought to tears by the Queen’s loyal corgis waiting at Windsor Castle for her coffin to arrive.

The late monarch’s coffin is at Windsor Castle where she is being reunited and laid to rest with her beloved Prince Philip following her moving funeral at Westminster Abbey.

Hundreds of mourners lined Windsor’s Long Walk for the poignant procession, with many throwing flowers to the hearse.

But waiting at the estate were her two beloved corgis Muick and Sandy, The Sun reported.

The Queen's corgis, Muick and Sandy, are walked inside Windsor Castle ahead of the Committal Service. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / POOL / AFP)

Pictures of the adorable pups standing patiently for Her Majesty’s coffin to arrive have left emotional royal fans reaching for the tissues.

One person wrote on Twitter: “Omg my heart.”

Another said: “Oh bless.”

A third commented: “Why has this put a lump in my throat?”

While a fourth added: “This has destroyed me.”

A life-long horse lover, the Queen’s favourite mare Emma joined staff waiting outside Windsor Castle to receive the hearse.

Over her lifetime the late monarch owned more than 30 corgis, with each one descended from her first, Susan, an 18th birthday present from her father, George VI.

They became synonymous with her glorious 70-year reign and frequently featured in portraits, official photographs, coins and on bone china.

The corgis were seen patiently waiting for Her Majesty. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / POOL / AFP)

The Queen is seen at Balmoral in 1952 with one of her corgis

The Queen was even credited with introducing the dorgi after a brief - and entirely unexpected - encounter between her corgi Tiny and Princess Margaret’s dachshund Pipkin.

Her Majesty suffered heartache with the death of her oldest dorgi shortly before she passed away aged 96 on September 8.

Candy — a cross between a dachshund and a corgi - died soon after she arrived in the Scottish Highlands at the beginning of summer.

The Queen was reportedly “distraught” at the loss of Candy, who was 18 years old and remained by her side in Balmoral for her final visit before her death on September 8 aged 96.

The Queen strokes Candy, her corgi, in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle. (Photo by Steve Parsons / POOL / AFP)

In February, as Her Majesty modestly marked the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, Candy trotted into the Oak Room at Windsor Castle to join her.

Following her passing, the Queen’s two surviving corgis have been left to Prince Andrew, The Sun revealed.

A source revealed the shamed Duke of York would now take in the beloved duo at his 30-bedroom Royal Lodge home in Windsor.

The insider added: “It’s fascinating - Charles is now King, Camilla is Queen Consort, William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales

“As for Andrew, there is no new title and apparently no way back into the fold. Instead he just gets the dogs.”

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