Britain’s Queen Elizabeth heartbroken over death of Willow, her beloved last corgi

The last of Queen Elizabeth’s beloved corgi dogs has died at the age of 14, the Daily Mail newspaper reported.

Willow, who was the 14th generation descended from the first corgi, Susan, owned by the 91-year-old queen since her 18th birthday, was put to sleep at Windsor Castle on Sunday, the paper said, leaving the queen heartbroken.

“The queen has mourned every one of her corgis over the years, but she has been more upset about Willow’s death than any of them,” a Buckingham Palace source told the Mail.

“It is probably because Willow was the last link to her parents and a pastime that goes back to her own childhood. It really does feel like the end of an era.”

Buckingham Palace declined to comment, saying it was a private matter.

The first corgi, Susan, was given to the queen by her mother and her father, George VI, and she has owned more than 30 since. She still owns two other dorgi dogs, Vulcan and Candy, a cross between a corgi and a dachshund, the Daily Mail said.