Prince Philip's Secret Cancer Battle

0:00On March 30th, a new biography on Queen Elizabeth II drops a bombshell. Prince Philip secretly battled inoperable pancreatic cancer for nearly eight years before passing in April 2021. Rural historian Hugo Vickers says the Duke got the diagnosis back in June 2013 during an 11-day hospital stay when he was 91. Dr. Spotted a shadow on his pancreas and exploratory surgery confirmed it was inoperable. This came just two years after he dealt with a blocked coronary artery in 2011. Philip beat the odds big time since pancreatic cancer usually gives folks way less time. On his final night, he dished his nurses, shuffled down the hall on his walker, grabbed a beer, and sipped it in the oak room. Next morning, he bathed, felt off, and slipped away peacefully. Officials listed old age as his cause of death after a recent heart treatment stay. He had zero interest in hitting 100 with all that spotlight. The queen felt heartbroken missing his last moments, and COVID rules limited his funeral

1:03to 30 mourners, leaving her alone at St. George's Chapel. Philip's long fight spotlights how brutal pancreatic cancer is, claiming 10,200 UK lives a year, the fifth top killer. Half the patients don't make three months, making his eight-year run a rare testament to grit. This has been entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI.