- A new biography of Queen Elizabeth II states she had multiple myeloma before she died.
- An extract from the book published in the Daily Mail depicts how the Queen lived her final years on the throne.
A new biography of the late Queen Elizabeth II claims she was suffering from bone cancer before she died.
Official records say $4 at 96, but Gyles Brandreth, writing in Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, said she had a form of bone marrow cancer called multiple myeloma in the last period of her life.
An extract of the biography $4 explores how Brandeth, $4 said he had heard Queen Elizabeth II had myeloma, "which would explain her tiredness and weight loss and those 'mobility issues' we were often told about during the last year or so of her life."
In the serialization, Brandreth wrote: "The truth is that Her Majesty always knew that her remaining time was limited. She accepted this with all the grace you'd expect."
$4, symptoms of multiple myeloma include bone pain, nausea, constipation, fatigue, and weakness or numbness in your legs.
The public was told very little about the Queen's health during her reign. In her final year on the throne, she did have to cancel several events due to her health, such as $4or the $4
Despite this, the monarch continued to be busy right up until her last day. Brandreth writes that her royal duties were the best distraction for the Queen after she was widowed in April 2021.
"When Prince Albert died, Queen Victoria retreated from the world. When Prince Philip died, Queen Elizabeth II went towards it," he said.
"There is no magic formula that will transform sorrow into happiness, but being busy helps," Brandeth quotes the Queen as saying.
Buckingham Palace has declined to comment on any of the claims in the book, per The Times.