Queen Elizabeth has picked the names of her newly-acquired corgis, and they are Fergus And Muick. The pups joined the monarch in Windsor Castle last month to keep her company while her husband, Prince Philip, was nursing back to health at a London hospital.
According to reports, Fergus, was named after the queen's uncle on her mother's side, Fergus Bowes-Lyon, who died in 1915 during the First World War. Fergus is a crossbreed between a dachshund and a corgi.
Muick, on the other hand, was named after one of the favorite spots of Queen Elizabeth at her Balmoral estate. She acquired the dog from a local breeder for £2,650 after seeing the corgi online.
The breeder, Denise Thomas, said that Muick was 12-weeks-old when it was picked-up by the buyer. She did not know who it was, but a young woman in a Land Rover came to her place to get the dog. The woman told her that the animal will be going home to Windsor. Thomas realized later on that the woman worked for the Royal Household.
Muick was actually named Charles before the queen bought him. A week later, news came out that the royal has new corgis to keep her company. Fergus, on the other hand, did not come from this breeder.
Queen Elizabeth has owned dogs for most of her life. Her last pets, Candy and Vulcan, died in 2020 due to old age.
The royal was said to be keen on not having any more dogs since she is also getting old and didn't want to leave a younger pup if her time has passed. However, after Philip had his heart procedure in late February, word got out that the queen has two new tail-wagging housemates.
Fergus and Muick, however, have yet to make their public debut. For the most part, the queen's dogs usually do not wander off far away from their owner. They do, however, like to accompany Queen Elizabeth when she rides her horses or talks a walk at the palace grounds.
Meanwhile, corgi is the preferred breed for Queen Elizabeth because her first dog at 4-years-old was a Pembrokeshire Welsh corgi. This was a gift from King George VI, her father. She named this dog Dookie, short for "duke."
When she turned 18, Queen Elizabeth received Susan, who would have many more litters. For at least seven decades, the queen had a dog who descended from Susan's bloodline. It is believed that Queen Elizabeth had 30 corgis in her nearly seven decades of reign.
