Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York, shared loving pictures of the Queen’s Corgis on her birthday on Saturday.

She captioned a picture of herself with the dogs on Twitter, “the presents that keep giving”.

She followed the post with four more images of her with the beloved Corgis.

When she passed, the Queen left behind four dogs: Muick, Candy, Lissy and Sandy. 

Queen’s corgis to be looked after by Prince Andrew and daughters

Shortly after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, it was understood that her Corgis would be cared for by Prince Andrew and his daughters who promised to take care of them if she died after they gifted her the two dogs.

Over recent months, it was also reported that Andrew and Beatrice had been taking the dogs' walks.

The Queen and her corgis

Over her life, the Queen famously owned at least one of the short herding dogs, owning more than 30 during her reign.

Her adoration for the breed, especially the Pembrokeshire corgi, made them iconic in Buckingham Palace and the Royal Family.

In 2015, it was reported that the monarch did not want to have any more of the dogs because “she didn’t want to leave any young dog behind. She wanted to put an end to it”.

However, the Royal Household welcomed back the canines in 2021 when her husband Prince Philip was hospitalised and she was given two puppies, which she named Fergus and Muick.

Fergus was named after an uncle she never knew - her mother's brother - Fergus Bowes-Lyon- who was tragically killed in World War I in 1915.

Meanwhile, Muick was named after one of the Queen’s favourite spots near her private summer home of Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands.

Sadly Fergus died just two months later of a heart defect.