Prince Philip was reportedly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer eight years before he died in April 2021 at the age of 99.
British biographer and historian Hugo Vickers shared the surprising revelation in his newly released book, “Queen Elizabeth II: A Personal History,” which Page Six reviewed.
“Doctors had detected a shadow on his pancreas, and had cut him right across his stomach,” Vickers writes. “The verdict was inoperable pancreatic cancer.”
Vickers adds that it was believed Philip “might not be seen in public again” following his 2013 diagnosis, but the duke “outwitted the pessimists.”
Philip reportedly had a short stay at Wood Farm on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk before returning to public duties in August 2013.
Buckingham Palace didn’t immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
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