Queen's Olympics opening ceremony corgi dies at 13

London, Sept. 9 (ANI): The Queen's corgi, which appeared in a James Bond sketch for the Olympics opening ceremony, has died, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

Monty and two other corgis had 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 of the London 2012 Games.

According to the Daily Mail, the death of 13-year-old Monty, who was previously owned by the Queen Mother, leaves two corgis in the palace, Willow and Holly.

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

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