Queen's Corgi Dies: Monty, Who Starred In Olympic Opening Ceremony, Passes Away

Queen's Oldest Corgi Dies

One of the Queen's corgis who appeared in a James Bond sketch for the Olympics opening ceremony has died.

Corgi Monty greeted the secret agent, played by Daniel Craig, as he arrived at the palace to accept a mission from the Queen in a scene filmed for the curtain-raiser to the London 2012 Games.

Monty and two other corgis ran down the stairs, performed tummy rolls and then stood as a helicopter took off for the Olympic stadium, carrying Bond and a stunt double of the monarch (the corgis appear around 0.55 into the above video.)

Monty was the Queen's oldest corgi, and achieved international fame after appearing in the Olympics opening ceremony

The death of 13-year-old Monty, who was previously owned by the Queen Mother, leaves two corgis in the palace, Willow and Holly. They too appeared in the Olympic film.

The breed has been associated with the Windsors since 1933, when the future George VI bought his first pembroke corgi.

The palace confirmed the death of Monty and of Cider, a dorgi, or dachsund-corgi cross-breed. Two other dorgis, Candy and Vulcan, remain.

Monty was named after Monty Roberts, the American subject of a BBC documentary, A Real Horse Whisperer, according to the Sunday Times.

Roberts, 77, who advises the Queen on horses and corgis, has reportedly offered her a corgi puppy to carry on the tradition.

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