Meghan Markle has shared a heartfelt tribute after the loss of her beloved pet dog, Guy, offering fans a rare and intimate glimpse into her family life with Prince Harry and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Through a touching video montage shared on her newly launched Instagram account, @meghan, the Duchess of Sussex included a collection of never-before-seen photos and clips of Guy throughout the years.
What truly moved royal fans, however, was an unexpected detailāArchie’s sweet singing voice and strong American accent, accompanied by his younger sister Lilibet, could be heard in the background of one particularly emotional moment.
WATCH: Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet’s sweet voices heard in rare emotional video.
“We love you Guy, yes we do. We love you Guy, and we’ll be true. When you’re not near us, we’re blue,” they could be heard singing at the end of the video.
The Sussex children’s voices were last heard publicly in Harry and Meghan’s Netflix docuseries, which made headlines upon its release in December 2022.
This time, their voices were heard as Archie walked Guy, capturing a heartfelt moment between the young prince and the loyal dog who had been by Meghanās side through many important milestones.
Alongside the emotional montage, Meghan shared a heartfelt message, expressing how much Guy meant to her. “In 2015, I adopted a beagle from a dog rescue in Canada. He had been at a kill shelter in Kentucky and given a few days to live. I swooped him upā¦.and fell in love,” she wrote.
“They referred to him as āthe little guyā because he was so small and frail, so I named him āGuyā. And he was the best guy any girl could have asked for.”
The video showcased a collection of moments from various phases of Meghanās life, including her time on Suits, her engagement and wedding to Prince Harry, and her journey into motherhood. Throughout it all, Guy remained by her sideāa faithful companion who brought her comfort and happiness during some of her most pivotal years.
“If you followed me on Instagram back in the day, you saw a lot of himāand on The Tig too,” Meghan reminisced. “He was with me at Suits, when I got engaged, (and then married), when I became a momā¦.he was with me for everything: the quiet, the chaos, the calm, the comfort.”
Meghan also opened up about the difficult times Guy endured in his later years, recounting a tragic accident that led veterinarians to question whether he would ever walk again. However, with the help of world-renowned veterinary surgeon Dr. Noel Fitzpatrick, who refused to give up, Guy made an incredible recovery.
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“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,” Meghan wrote.
“H and I would drive late at night, after hours, to see Guy as he recovered in Surrey for months on end. I will always be grateful to Noel and his team, the team at Queen West Animal Hospital in Toronto, our vets now, and my friends and community: Thank you for loving him so.”
The release of the video coincides with the upcoming debut of Meghanās highly anticipated Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, premiering on January 15. The Duchess mentioned that viewers will catch glimpses of Guy in the episodes and hopes they will recognize just how much he meant to her.
“Because many of you will now see Guy in this new series, I hope youāll come to understand why I am so devastated by his loss,” she expressed. “I think you may fall a little bit in love too.”
Her heartfelt words conveyed the profound sorrow of losing a cherished companion. “I have cried too many tears to countāthe 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 theyāre not there. But they are. And thatās okay too.”
Concluding her tribute with a final note to Guy, she wrote, “Thank you for so many years of unconditional love, my sweet Guy. You filled my life in ways youāll never know. As ever, Meghan,” accompanied by the hashtag “#adoptdontshop” to reaffirm her dedication to promoting pet adoption.
