Meghan Markle mourns death of her 'sweet Guy': 'I have cried too many tears to count'

Meghan Markle is mourning the death of her beagle named Guy. The Duchess of Sussex revealed the passing of her beloved rescue dog on Jan. 7 with a video featuring pictures and footage of Guy. 

"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 up….and fell in love," Meghan recalled in the caption. "They referred to him as ‘the little guy’ because he was so small and frail, so I named him ‘Guy’. And he was the best guy any girl could have asked for."

"If you followed me on instagram back in the day, you saw a lot of him - and on The Tig too. 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," she continued. "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. 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."

The Duchess also revealed that Guy appears in her upcoming Netflix show 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. 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. Thank you for so many years of unconditional love, my sweet Guy. You filled my life in ways you’ll never know ❤️‍🩹 As ever, Meghan," she penned, adding the hashtag "#adoptdontshop." 

Back in 2022, Prince Harry spoke about his and Meghan's three dogs, Guy, Pula and Mia, referring to them as his children. "I tell you what, we all need a dog that keeps us calm. I’ve got three in this house now. So, we basically have five children," the Duke said during a video call with WellChild Award winners. "I’ve got a black Labrador called Pula, a rescue beagle called Guy. And we got another rescue beagle called Mia. And between the three of them, they charge around chasing squirrels and causing all sorts of problems to us every single day. But they are also emotional support dogs, 100 percent when they’re behaving."