Meghan Markle's 'wonderful note of gratitude' to Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick
The Duchess of Sussex lost her beloved beagle GuySupervet Noel Fitzpatrick has recalled a sweet message he received from Meghan Markle following the death of her dog.
Earlier this year, the Duchess of Sussex heartbreakingly announced the death of her beloved beagle, Guy.
Meghan Markle calls on Supervet
Back in January, Meghan paid tribute to the pooch, who had been by her side through her acting career in Suits, her marriage to Prince Harry and her early years of motherhood.
Sharing a montage of adorable photos, the duchess wrote: “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. 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.”
She went on to explain: “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,” she added.
‘The duke and duchess sat on the floor’
Noel Fitzpatrick, who rose to fame on his Channel 4 Supervet series, has now opened up about his experience with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their dear dog back in 2017.
He told The Times: “Meghan rang me from Canada, where she was living at the time, to say Guy, her beagle, had escaped and had been found with two busted wrists. Would I operate? I agreed and she brought him over. The duke and duchess sat on the floor. We had cake. Guy was fixed.”
I had a wonderful note of gratitude from Meghan, which was sweet.
Noel went on to reveal: “He lived until January this year and I had a wonderful note of gratitude from Meghan, which was sweet.”
The vet also mentioned meeting another royal dog-lover, the late Queen Elizabeth II, who invited him to lunch at Buckingham Palace.
He stayed a little more tight-lipped about this encounter, saying: “She said all kinds of things which I will never speak about, but yes, we chatted for an hour and a half.”
However, he did share a humorous dog-themed analogy the queen had used when discussing politics.
“I also had a million questions for her because I was interested to know, with all the shenanigans in politics, and with politicians changing all the time but her being a constant, how she coped with the vicissitudes of politics,” he told the newspaper. “She said, ‘To me, it’s much like the corgis. They all bark all the time. You just need to know which bark to listen to.'”
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