Meghan Markle is mourning a loved one. 

In a January 7 Instagram upload, Markle announced her beloved rescue beagle, Guy, has passed away. The upload featured several pictures of Guy throughout his incredible life alongside Markle and her husband, Prince Harry. 

In the caption of the post, Markle wrote she brought home her furry friend after he lived in “a dog rescue in Canada” a decade ago. 

“He had been at a kill shelter in Kentucky and given a few days to live. I swooped him up….and fell in love,” wrote Markle. 

She shared that her canine companion had been called “the little guy” during his time in the shelter “because he was so small and frail.” Due to his nickname, Markle decided to give him the name Guy. 

According to Markle, the sweet boy “was the best guy any girl could have asked for.” She also noted that he was by her side throughout major life events.

“He was with me at Suits, when I got engaged, (and then married), when I became a mom….he was with me for everything: the quiet, the chaos, the calm, the comfort,” continued Markle. 

Markle then noted that in 2017, Guy severely injured himself, breaking his hind legs. 

“He endured a terrible accident shortly before I moved to the UK which had him undergoing surgeries for several months and unable to leave the clinic. Doctors said he would never walk again, but Dr Noel Fitzpatrick said he could do it. H and I would drive late at night, after hours, to see Guy as he recovered in Surrey for months on end,” wrote Markle. “I will always be grateful to Noel and his team, the team at Queen West Animal Hospital in TO, our vets now, and my friends and community: Thank you for loving him so.” 

She also shared that Guy filmed with her for her upcoming Netflix series, “With Love, Meghan.” 

“Because many of you will now see Guy in this new series, I hope you’ll come to understand why I am so devastated by his loss. I think you may fall a little bit in love too,” wrote Markle. “I have cried too many tears to count - the type of tears that make you get in the shower with the absurd hope that the running water on your face will somehow make you not feel them, or pretend they’re not there. But they are. And that’s okay too.” 

Markle ended her message by expressing gratitude to her late pup. 

“Thank you for so many years of unconditional love, my sweet Guy. You filled my life in ways you’ll never know ❤️‍🩹,” continued Markle. 

Guy’s story from being a rescue dog to a beloved member of the royal family was adapted into the children’s book, titled “His Royal Dogness, Guy the Beagle: The Rebarkable True Story of Meghan Markle’s Rescue Dog.” 

Markle also owns a lab called Pula and an 8-year-old beagle called Momma Mia. People magazine reported that Momma Mia was one of 4,000 beagles bred to be test subjects for the contract research organization Envigo. After over 70 animal welfare violations were discovered at the Cumberland, Virginia breeding facility, the Humane Society of the United States was granted the ability to rescue the dogs in July 2022.

Rest in peace, Guy, you very good boy!