Queen Elizabeth has lost her last corgi Whisper

THE Queen has said goodbye to her very last corgi, an adopted pooch with whom she formed an inseparable bond.

THE Queen’s last corgi has gone to the big dog kennel in the sky.

The passing of Whisper means that the Queen, for the first time, does not have a purebred corgi by her side.

The monarch is said to be “deeply saddened” by the death of her pet, who was 12-years-old.

In April another of the Queen’s corgis, called Willow, died.

The Queen in corgi-er days.

Willow was the last dog descended from Elizabeth II’s first corgi, Susan, that she received as a gift on her 18th birthday in 1944.

Whisper came from outside the family line and was taken into the royal ranks. Whisper had been owned by Bill Fenwick, a former gamekeeper at the Queen’s country retreat of Sandringham in Norfolk.

Mr Fenwick’s late wife Nancy was known as the ‘keeper of the Queen’s corgis’ and always looked after the royal pets when Her Majesty was away on tours, reported the Daily Mail.

When Mr Fenwick died in 2016, the Queen took on the responsibility of looking after the pooch.

The Queen and her adopted corgi became inseparable, with Whisper devotedly following the Queen around the palace.

A young Prince Charles and Princess Anne with one of the Queen’s corgis. Picture: Ap

The Queen is a true lover of dogs. She has Labradors and other crossed breeds still in her brood. Stuffed plush dogs are sold at palace gift shops.

It was widely reported that Meghan Markle, also a dog lover, had to farewell her beagle Bogart as she relocated her life to Kensington palace.

Bogart was deemed to old to be relocated and was left with a friend in Canada.

The Queen is not a fan of turfing dog’s however, with her beloved Whisper being a rescue of sorts.

“Whisper was a friendly chap and followed her everywhere,’ a source told the paper.

”The Queen quickly become very attached to the dog.

“The death of any of her corgis has always hit her hard and Whisper’s was no different.”

Whisper has become increasingly poorly and the decision was made to put him down last week at Windsor Castle.

Queen Elizabeth II in 1969. Picture: AFP

Queen Elizabeth II and her corgi dogs in younger days.

The dog was originally called “Wispa” after a popular UK chocolate bar but the Queen decided to revert to the proper spelling.

It is likely the death of Whisper will mark the end of the Queen’s lifelong affair with the breed, having said in the past that she fears both tripping on dogs as she ages, and leaving them orphaned after she dies.

Whisper is survived by two dorgis, “dachshund and corgi crosses (who) are also rather more familiar with the Queen’s routine”, according to the Daily Mail.

Queen Elizabeth II’s remaining dog’s are named Candy and Vulcan.