Meghan Markle reveals her beloved dog Guy is dead, days before debut of new Netflix series With Love, Meghan

Meghan Markle has revealed her pet beagle Guy has died. Photos / Meghan Markle

Meghan Markle has shared an emotional post to social media, revealing she’s suffered a “devastating loss” days before the premiere of her new Netflix series.

The Duchess of Sussex shared the news that her beloved adopted beagle of 10 years, who features in her new lifestyle series With Love, Meghan, has died.

In a heartfelt post, Meghan shared the origins of her decade-long companionship with a dog she rescued from a shelter in Canada in 2015 when he was given just days left to live.

“I swooped him up ... and fell in love,” she wrote.

Markle acknowledged that fans who have followed her career since the early days would probably be familiar with the pooch, who made regular appearances on her pre-royal social media accounts and lifestyle blog The Tig.

Meghan Markle with her rescue dog Guy in 2017.

“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.

Markle explained Guy had suffered a “terrible accident” shortly before she moved to the UK to continue her relationship with Prince Harry, and at the time she was warned he would never walk again. She revealed she would “drive late at night, after hours, to see Guy as he recovered in Surrey for months on end”.

Meghan Markle adopted two rescue dogs, Guy and Bogart, and later welcomed two more named Pula and Mamma Mia with her husband Prince Harry.

Markle said viewers will see Guy in her new at-home lifestyle and cooking series, With Love, Meghan, which premieres on the streaming platform on January 15.

“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,” she wrote.

Meghan Markle in the trailer for her new Netflix show With Love, Meghan. Photo / Netflix

“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 [allow you to] pretend they’re not there. But they are. And that’s okay too.”

Markle finished the post by thanking her “sweet Guy” for “so many years of unconditional love.”

“You filled my life in ways you’ll never know.”

The tribute is the third post on Markle’s newly created Instagram account, following a post made six days ago marking the start of the new year and another a day later revealing the trailer for her new series. Comments on all three posts have been switched off.