Queen’s corgis have been evicted too: Royal dogs are spotted out for a walk on the Sandringham estate after Andrew’s move from Windsor

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor appears to still be caring for the late Queen Elizabeth’s corgis despite his eviction from the Royal Lodge in Windsor. 

The two pets were spotted being taken for a walk by the disgraced former Prince’s private protection at his temporary accommodation at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate on Monday.

Andrew, 65, and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, 66, had adopted the corgis, named Muick and Sandy, after the Queen’s death in September 2022. 

However amid the Jeffrey Epstein scandal which has seen Andrew stripped of his titles, doubt was cast over whether he would continue looking after the pets. 

In a cryptic statement shared in October 2025 before Andrew’s eviction, Buckingham Palace confirmed that the late Queen’s dogs would ‘stay with the family’. 

Yet reports which emerged a short time later suggested that King Charles wanted to remove Muick and Sandy from his younger brother’s care.

The pictures released on Monday now reveal that the corgis have indeed travelled with Andrew to his new Norfolk home, where he is staying while his permanent residence at Marsh Farm undergoes renovations. 

It means that Ferguson, 66, will be without the dogs while she continues her search for a new accommodation of her own.

Ferguson had gushed about being given the honour of looking after the Queen’s pets as recently as a few months ago. 

In September, she posted on social media: ‘Today marks three years since the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Her majesty will be forever loved, always missed, and never forgotten. 

‘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 honour and a daily reminder of the times we shared together.’ 

News of the corgis staying with Andrew came just hours before the King spoke out for the first time about the allegations levelled against his younger brother. 

Following revelations about Andrew’s friendship with Epstein, it was claimed on Monday that the disgraced Royal knowingly shared confidential information with the paedophile financier.   

The King expressed his ‘profound concern’ over the allegations in a statement shared by Buckingham Palace. 

A spokesman said on Monday evening: ‘The King has made clear, in words and through unprecedented actions, his profound concern at allegations which continue to come to light in respect of Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s conduct.

‘While the specific claims in question are for Mr Mountbatten-Windsor to address, if we are approached by Thames Valley Police we stand ready to support them as you would expect.

‘As was previously stated, Their Majesties’ thoughts and sympathies have been, and remain with, the victims of any and all forms of abuse.’

Prince William and Princess of Wales Kate Middleton also addressed the scandal involving Andrew for the first time earlier on Monday.  

Speaking to journalists in the Saudi capital Riyadh this morning, a Kensington Palace spokesman said: ‘I can confirm the Prince and Princess of Wales have been deeply concerned by the continuing revelations.

‘Their thoughts remain focused on the victims.’

Emails in the files show the former Prince passing on secret details of investment opportunities to the convicted paedophile following his visits to Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam in 2010 and 2011.

This was after Epstein was first convicted for soliciting a child for prostitution in 2008, for which he was jailed for 18 months.

Trade envoys are legally bound to confidentiality over sensitive, commercial or political information from their visits abroad.

Emails suggest Andrew had told Epstein of his official upcoming trips to Singapore, Vietnam, Shenzhen in China and Hong Kong on October 7, 2010. He was then accompanied by business associates of Epstein on these visits, the BBC reported.

After the trip, he forwarded official reports of the visits to Epstein on November 30, five minutes after he had been sent them by his then special adviser Amit Patel.

In further emails from the files dated Christmas Eve 2010, it appears he sent Epstein a confidential briefing on investment opportunities in the reconstruction of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, which was being managed by the British armed forces and funded by UK government money.

The messages contradict Andrew’s claim that he broke off his friendship with the paedophile in December 2010, which he asserted in his disastrous BBC Newsnight interview in 2019. 

Another email has also opposed this claim, as it appears Andrew suggested Epstein should invest in a private equity firm he had visited a week before on February 9, 2011.

Epstein was a convicted child sex offender at the time that all of these emails were sent.

Sir Vince Cable, who was then business secretary, told the BBC: ‘I was unaware of Andrew… sharing information about investment opportunities [in Afghanistan] before, this is the first I’ve heard of it.’

Official guidance for envoys reads that ‘the role of a Trade Envoy carries with it a duty of confidentiality in relation to information received. This may include sensitive, commercial, or political information shared about relevant markets/visits.

‘This duty of confidentiality will continue to apply after the expiry of their term of office. In addition, the Official Secrets Acts 1911 and 1989 will apply.’

Andrew has been a key figure of scrutiny for years over his friendship with Epstein, which has come to new heights in recent weeks and months. He has denied any wrongdoing.

He was stripped of his titles last October and was moved out of the seven-bedroom mansion, Royal Lodge, under cover of darkness this Monday, earlier than expected. This was expedited by his brother King Charles in the face of public outcry. 

Andrew is not the only figure from the UK who looks to have been sending Epstein official confidential information.

Former ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, appears to have given advanced warning to Epstein of a €500billion bail out to save the ailing Euro in the shadow of the Greek debt crisis in May 2010, the night before it was announced.

He is also believed to have forwarded on internal UK government information concerning the selling off of public assets to raise public funds in June 2009.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has come under fire for appointing him ambassador in 2025, and admitted this week that he was aware of Mandelson’s friendship with the disgraced financier before he gave him the job.

Sir Keir’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, yesterday resigned over the scandal after it was revealed that he had pushed for Mandelson’s appointment.

Mandelson has repeatedly said he regrets his association with Epstein.