One of the Queen's loyal companions, Vulcan, has died leaving her with just one dog, Candy.
According to the Daily Mail, the queen is heartbroken after saying goodbye to the dachshund-corgi cross (dorgi) a few weeks ago.
"Her Majesty adores her dogs and it's always a blow, particularly now," a source said referring to a lonely Christmas ahead for the queen - She and the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, are set to spend the day "quietly" at Windsor Castle due to COVID-19.
It's unknown how old Vulcan was or what he died from but the royal pup has been with the Queen since 2007, which would make him more than 13-years-old.
The Queen has owned more than 30 corgis since 1945, her last corgi had to be put down in 2018 after suffering from cancer making it the first time she hadn't owned a corgi since the end of World War Two.
Vulcan and Her Majestys last surviving dog, Candy, were from a line of dorgis, born after Princess Margaret's dachshund, Pipkin mated with one of the queen's corgis.
According to the Daily Mail, the Queen always tries to feed her dogs herself and still likes to walk them herself.
She decided to stop breeding dogs in 2015 as she didn't want to leave any behind when she died herself, it's also been reported she didn't want a large group of dogs anymore as she may trip over them.
The death of Vulcan follows more sad royal dog news, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's cocker spaniel Lupo dying in November.
The couple paid tribute to him via the Kensington Royal Instagram page: "Very sadly last weekend our dear dog, Lupo, passed away. He has been at the heart of our family for the past nine years and we will miss him so much."
