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London (CNN) —
Queen Elizabeth II's corgis will live with the Duke and Duchess of York, Andrew and Sarah, a source close to the Duke of York told CNN on Sunday.
The couple, who divorced in 1996, reside at the Royal Lodge on the Windsor property.
The source told CNN that the duchess bonded with the monarch over a shared love of dog walking and horseback riding.
Queen Elizabeth II's dogs were dear to her company.
What will happen to them now?
Even after her divorce from Prince Andrew, Sarah continued her friendship with the queen by walking dogs around the estate, the source added.
The queen, who died on Thursday at the age of 96, was reported to have four dogs, two of which are Pembroke Welsh corgis, Muick and Sandy.
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It was also reported that he left behind an older mixed-breed "dorgi" named Candy and a cocker spaniel named Lissy.
It is unknown who will take care of Candy and Lissy.
Queen Elizabeth II and one of her corgis are seen at Balmoral Castle in Scotland in 1952.
Corgis have become synonymous with the monarch, who throughout her long life was regularly photographed with a Welsh corgi at her feet.
The queen is often credited with creating the dorgi breed when her corgi mated with a dachshund owned by her sister, Princess Margaret.
The queen's passion for corgis dates back to her childhood, when she fell in love with Dookie, the pet of her father King George VI.
In 1944, on her 18th birthday, she was given a Pembroke Welsh Corgi puppy named Susan.
Such was her attachment to Susan that she reportedly took her on their honeymoon in 1947. Susan died in January 1959.
The monarch came to own dozens of corgis in her lifetime.
One of them, Willow, appeared alongside her in the James Bond sketch she recorded for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.
When Willow was put to sleep at the age of 14, the queen lost the last descendant of her original corgi, Susan.
According to Reader's Digest, the queen liked corgis because of her "energy and indomitable spirit".
The Duke and Duchess of York, Andrew and Sarah, will care for the dogs.
Prince Andrew stepped down from public duties in 2019 following a firestorm of criticism over an interview about his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Earlier this year he paid a settlement to sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre, according to her lawyer, and a US district judge agreed to dismiss her lawsuit against the Duke of York.
The prince has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
Still, the accusations against Andrés, 62, have dramatically tarnished his public reputation.
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