The Monarch has a deep love for animals, particularly dogs and horses. The Queen’s corgis have been a part of the Royal Family since 1944 and her two dorgis, named Vulcan and Candy, are still playing in Buckingham Palace today. She has owned more than 30 dogs over a 67-year reign after receiving her first corgi as an 18th birthday present.

Following the passing of 14-year-old Willow, royal expert Penny Junor revealed what the dogs eat including a secret recipe.

In her book, All The Queen’s Corgis, Ms Junor said: “It is a variety of fresh, cooked meat, vegetables and rice, prepared specially for them in the royal kitchens, topped with a little biscuit, homoeopathic and herbal remedies when required, and a special gravy that, legend has it, is the Queen’s own recipe.

“Whenever possible, she feeds them herself and it is an afternoon ritual; but not an unruly frantic free-for-all.

“A footman brings the food and bowls on a silver tray and lays out a plastic sheet to protect the carpet.

“The Queen then sits them in a semi-circle around her and does the rest.”

The revelation comes after Her Majesty was left devastated after a member of her retinue got one of her royal corgis so drunk it died of alcohol poisoning.

The animal was deliberately given whisky and gin by a disgruntled footman.

The distraught Queen, whose love for her royal corgis is well documented, was described as being “absolutely furious” with the footman responsible for the dog’s alcohol poisoning death.

Royal author Philip Dampier reveals, in the 2013 Netflix documentary “The Royals”, how the member of staff played the cruel trick on the corgis that ended in tragedy.

Mr Dampier said: “Sometimes the servants at Buckingham Palace have got fed up with them, because they’re forever nipping around their heels.

“Unfortunately one servant did take his revenge too far one day – he actually started spiking the corgis’ food with whiskey and gin.

“One of the corgis actually died from alcoholic poisoning, and the Queen of course was absolutely furious.”

The unfortunate dog was 14-year-old Phoenix, who died in 1999.

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