Queen's corgis each had a special menu with royal chefs preparing lavish meals

Living in palaces and having acres of space to roam free in, the Queen's corgis were some of the most pampered pooches in Britain.

Her Majesty had her beloved breed at her side for the best part of eight decade.

Tragically, her final Corgi, Willow, had to be put to sleep last year - a death that is said to have hit the Queen "extremely hard".

The dogs have been a constant in the monarch's life since she was given Susan as a present on her 18th birthday.

So it will come as no surprise that the adorable dogs also had only the very best when it came to their meal times.

The Queen even included her beloved corgis in the official photo for her 90th birthday (Getty Images Europe)

The Queen's pets only had the very best when it came to their meal times (Getty)

The corgis were very much part of the royal family (Mirrorpix)

As well as meticulously checking what the royal household will be eating each week, the Queen also insisted her beloved corgis had their own menus.

Not only that, what they ate was pretty special too.

Former chef Darren McCrady said: "They corgis have their own menu.

"One day they'll have lamb, one day beef and then another, chicken."

And how their doggy dinners are prepared is also very particular.

Willow was the last surviving corgi belonging to The Queen (Getty)

Darren said: "We had to make sure that all the meat was cut very finely and diced so there were no bones because we couldn't have them choking."

And Her Majesty was even happy for her dogs to share the limelight with her.

On her 90th birthday, as well as being surrounded by her grandchildren, the official photo of the Queen also featured the corgis on the steps of Wndsor Castle.

The Queen first fell in love with the breed when she was a child and fell in love with her father's corgi, Dookie.

During her reign she has owned more tha 30 of the dogs and many of them, including Willow, were descendants of the first she owned, Susan.

Susan even travelled with the Queen and Prince Philip on their honeymoon.

The Queen made the difficult decision to stop breeding the Pembroke Welsh corgis four years ago amid fears she could trip over one and injure herself.

It has also been claimed she also didn't want to leave any of her beloved pets behind when she dies.

However, four years ago, Her Majesty, couldn't resist adopting a corgi, Whisper, when it's owner, Sandringham gamekeeper Bill Fenwick, died aged 93.

The Queen is said to have given Bill and his wife Whisper as a present.

Whisper passed away aged 12.