The Queen's last corgi has died - ending Her Majesty’s close association with the breed dating back eight decades.

The Queen has been left deeply saddened by the death of a corgi she adopted after the dog’s owner died, Daily Mail reported.

Twelve-year-old Whisper had become a royal favourite following the death earlier this year of Willow – the last corgi she reared herself.

She had taken in the dog in 2016 after its owner Bill Fenwick, a former Sandringham gamekeeper, died. 

Although she still has two dogs, Candy and Vulcan, they are dorgis, dachshund and corgi crosses. They are also rather more familiar with the Queen’s routine.