Queen Elizabeth II’s last remaining pet corgi, Willow, just passed away after losing her battle with cancer.
The beloved corgi, who was almost 15 years old, was put down at Windsor Castle on Sunday.
It marks the first time the Queen has not owned a corgi since the end of the second world war.
Sad to hear that it is the end of an era for The Queen and her long line of beloved Corgis, after Willow was put to sleep. I’ve always adored this photo of Princess Elizabeth with Dookie, their first corgi.
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— Katie (@katiesroyallove) April 18, 2018
Willow came from a bloodline spanning eight long decades.
She was a 14th generation Royal, descending from Susan, the queen’s first corgi gifted to her on her 18th birthday.
She’s owned more than 30 corgis since.
Reports say that the monarch, who turns 92 this Saturday, stopped breeding corgis in 2015 because she didn’t want to leave any behind after she died.
Willow’s passing follows the loss of another corgi named Holly, who died at the age of 13 just over a year ago.
The two dogs, along with a third corgi named Monty, made a special appearance in a 2012 London Olympics James Bond sketch.
The pups ‘acted’ in the skit alongside the Queen and Agent 007 himself, Daniel Craig.
But the Queen can still call herself a dog mom, as she’s left with two sidekicks—pudgy ‘dorgis’ named Vulcan and Candy.
They’re cross-breeds between a dachshund and a corgi who joined the Queen’s army of furballs when Princess Margaret’s dachshund Pipkin mated with one of the corgis.
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