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Prince Philip ‘had pancreatic cancer for eight years’
Prince Philip was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in 2013 and lived nearly eight years beyond typical survival, far exceeding expectations, royal biographer Hugo Vickers revealed.
- Royal biographer Hugo Vickers revealed in his new book, Queen Elizabeth II, that Prince Philip was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in June 2013, a condition kept secret from the public until his death in April 2021.
- Diagnosed at age 91, Philip lived nearly eight years with the disease—far longer than typical survival time, as pancreatic cancer has the worst survival rate of all common cancers, according to Cancer Research UK.
- Vickers wrote that the Duke experienced "elements of tranquillity" in his final days at Windsor Castle, even giving nurses the slip on his last night to enjoy a beer in the Oak Room.
- The Queen was not present when her husband of 73 years died, later describing herself as "absolutely furious that, as so often in life, he left without saying goodbye" after his characteristically unannounced departure.
- Philip died two months before his 100th birthday, which he reportedly "did not want to reach" due to disliking the fuss; his funeral was held under pandemic restrictions with only 30 attendees and The Queen sitting alone.
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Prince Philip 'had pancreatic cancer for eight years' as royal fought secret health battle
Prince Philip secretly battled inoperable pancreatic cancer for nearly eight years before his death in April 2021, royal historian Hugo Vickers has claimed.In his newly published biography Queen Elizabeth II, Mr Vickers wrote the Duke of Edinburgh received his diagnosis during an 11-day hospital admission in June 2013, when he was 91 years old.The revelation is particularly striking given that pancreatic cancer typically carries an extremely poo…
Officially died of "old age" in April 2021, Prince Philip would have actually lived for several years with cancer of the pancreas never made public, according to a recent biography. A revelation that revives the questions about the shadow zones surrounding the end of life of the Duke of Edinburgh.
A few weeks before his 100th birthday, Prince Philip closed his eyes forever in April 2021. When it was colported so far that Queen Elizabeth II's husband died of old age, the real cause of death is now publicized.
Prince Philip of Edinburgh, husband of the late Queen Elizabeth II of England, suffered pancreatic cancer for eight years before his death in April 2021, as revealed in a new book on the British monarchy. In Queen Elizabeth II. A Personal History (Queen Elizabeth II. A personal story) the renowned historian and biographer expert in the British royal family Hugo Vickers has announced that the prince was diagnosed with an inoperable form of pancre…
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