Ferguson's Corgi Clone Plan: Royal Drama & Animal Welfare

0:00On March 21st, Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, explored a wild idea last year to clone the late Queen's core guys for a reality TV show. The plan was to create genetic copies of Muik and Sandy, the two dogs the Queen left her in her will, and sell them to buyers worldwide. Producers pitched it as a bold way for the cash-strapped Duchess to cash in on her royal ties. This came up in May 2023, about eight months after the Queen's death. Julian was looking to boost her income after King Charles cut Prince Andrew's allowance, hitting her finances hard. She met with executives from a Los Angeles studio called Halsion, over lunches, dinners, and zoom calls to discuss turning the corges into TV stars. Cloning pets is a hot-button issue, with animal experts warning it often leads to health problems in the clones after failed attempts. Still, in the US where it's legal, clone dogs can fetch up to 75,000 pounds each. Real watches called the whole concept, Grotesque, especially so soon after the Queen's funeral,

1:02where the corges appeared in the procession. The show synopses imagined Ferguson starting a company called the Queen's Corgis, blending business drama with her personal struggles and royal family. Tensions There was even talk of high society breeding as a backup idea, but after some back and forth, the project fizzled out. In the end, Ferguson pulled back from the talks, which others had set up, and her team insists she never planned to profit off the dogs. The corkies are doing well, lately spotted on walks near where Andrew now lives.