Related: Will Harry and Meghan’s kids get prince and princess titles following the Queen’s death?However, Andrew and his daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, gifted the Queen with two more puppies, Muick and Sandy, in 2021.The BBC reports Muick was a gift to console the Queen and keep her company after the death of her husband, Prince Philip.
The Queen received Sandy to mark her 95th birthday.The BBC speculates that when the puppies were given to the Queen, Andrew promised to look after the dogs if the need ever arose.Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, the Duke and Duchess of York, married in 1986 But divorced in 1996.
However, they have remained close and still live together in the Royal Lodge, part of the Queen’s estate in Windsor.Andrew has largely disappeared from public life following the scandal of his friendship with convicted sex trafficker and pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein.
Andrew has also faced allegations of sexual assault and last year settled out-of-court with his accuser, Virginia Giuffre. In the wake of that court case, he stepped back from the Royal family and lost many of the honors and royal patronages previously bestowed on him.He has re-emerged publicly following the death of his mother.