Queen Elizabeth II Funeral: Special Pals Waiting For Her Coffin Triggered More Sadness Among Fans
Thousands of people lined up on the streets of London and Windsor's Long Walk to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II during her funeral and burial today.
Everyone had a busy day, but the royal family members had the most. After today's funeral at Westminster Abbey and Committal Service St. George's Chapel, the Queen's coffin has been transported to Windsor Castle, where she will be reunited with her husband, Prince Philip, and put to rest.
Muick and Sandy, the Queen's two adored corgis, were seen waiting at the Windsor estate as hundreds of mourners gathered for the moving parade that took place in both London and Windsor.
Pictures of the corgis standing patiently while waiting for the late sovereign's coffin to arrive have left emotional royal fans drying their eyes with tissues.
One person wrote on Twitter, per The Sun, "This has destroyed me."
Another said, "Why has this put a lump in my throat?"
Emma, the beloved mare of Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied the crew as they awaited the hearse outside Windsor Castle.
Over the course of her life, Her Majesty possessed more than 30 corgis, all of which were descended from Susan, the corgi that her father, King George VI, gave her on her 18th birthday.
Since then, the corgis have been linked with her illustrious 70-year reign and have shown regularly in portraits, including official ones, on coins, and even on bone china.
After a brief encounter between Tiny, Queen Elizabeth II's corgi, and Pipkin, Princess Margaret's dachshund, the dorgi was also ascribed to her.
A corgi-dachshund mix named Candy passed away not long after Her Majesty arrived in the Scottish Highlands at the beginning of the summer.
The 96-year-dog, old's who was 18 years old and was by her side during her last trip to Balmoral before passing away on September 8, is said to have caused her much grief.
In February, the Queen celebrated the 70th anniversary of her coronation, and Candy bounded into the Oak Room at Windsor Castle to celebrate with her.
The two remaining corgis of the Queen have been given to Prince Andrew, Duke of York, following the monarch's passing.
He would be housing Muick and Sandy in his 30-bedroom Royal Lodge property in Windsor, according to a source who talked to The Sun.
Unlike his brother and nephew, who are now King and Prince of Wales, respectively, Prince Andrew does not have a new title; instead, the source claimed that "he simply gets the dogs."
Early this week, Prince William reassured a distraught admirer what would happen to the Queen's corgis when the mourner started to worry.
The Prince of Wales told them, per Page Six, "I saw them the other day. They're being looked after fine, they're two very friendly corgis."
He even joked that the corgis were being looked after so well that he joked they were being spoiled.
