Prince Philip’s Secret Eight-Year Battle with Pancreatic Cancer

Royal historian Hugo Vickers reveals that Prince Philip was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in June 2013 at age 91. Despite the grim prognosis, he continued attending official engagements until 2017 before gradually withdrawing from public life. According to Vickers’s new book, Philip outwitted expectations by living far longer than doctors predicted. He spent his final days at Windsor Castle, where on his last night he quietly slipped away from his nurses, fetched a beer on his Zimmer frame, and enjoyed a moment of calm in the Oak Room. He passed away peacefully on April 9, 2021, with “old age” recorded as the official cause. His funeral at St. George’s Chapel was held under strict COVID-19 rules, and the Queen attended in quiet reflection.

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