Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson adopted the Queen's last 2 corgis — and says she panics whenever they run after a squirrel

• Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson adopted the Queen's last 2 corgis, Sandy and Muick.
• She told People magazine the corgis are "national icons" and said she panics when "they run chasing a squirrel."

Queen Elizabeth II's two pet corgis have found a new home with Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson.

In an interview with People magazine, the Duchess of York — popularly referred to as "Fergie" — says she adopted the dogs after the Queen's death last September.

The dogs, Sandy and Muick, were originally gifted to the Queen by Ferguson, Andrew, and their two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, Insider previously reported.

Ferguson told People that while she loves having the pups, taking care of them comes with a bit of stress.

"They are national icons, so every time they run chasing a squirrel, I panic," she said.

But Ferguson said Sandy and Muick are "total joys."

She also said she's convinced that when the pair "bark at nothing, and there's no squirrels in sight, I believe it's because the Queen is passing by."

As Insider reported in September, the Queen left behind two other dogs: a corgi-dachshund "dorgi" mix named Candy, and a cocker spaniel named "Lissy."

It was thought that the Queen's children would look after the pups.

Ferguson also told People that Queen Elizabeth II was her "total idol." If the Queen were alive today, Ferguson said she'd tell her about magnolia trees growing in the garden and primroses found on the banks of Windsor Castle.

"She would love that her doggies were walking wherever she walked before."