Prince Philip is dying, and Queen Elizabeth — his royal wife of 70 years — is beside herself over the grim news! Although increasingly frail Philip retired from public life last year, the Queen remained convinced her 97-year-old hubby was merely suffering the strains of old age and “wasn’t prepared for Philip’s death diagnosis,” a palace courtier says. Word is Philip is being eaten alive by pancreatic cancer — and has just 90 days to live! “Philip is near the end,” The National ENQUIRER learned from a palace insider. Read on for details of Prince Philip’s condition, and click here for more royal gossip ….
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once-dashing six-foot-tall naval officer is now a shriveled shadow of a man. “He can’t weigh more than 93 pounds,” said the insider. “His face is gaunt, his eyes sunken, and he attempts to hide his skeletal body under layers of clothing.
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"The cancer is the real reason he stepped away from public life last fall and moved into a cottage on the queen’s Sandringham estate," the source continued. "He didn’t want the world — or his wife — to see him wasting away. He is a proud man and is vowing to cheat death. But those close to him know he has little time left.”
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After years of speculation a mystery disease was killing the royal consort, Philip finally revealed the truth himself. While attending the party, another guest mentioned being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Philip responded, “That’s what I’ve got!” and discussed the ravages of the disease.
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But his mate,didn’t have a clue about his condition, insiders said. An aide rushed to Her Majesty’s side to give her the news before other guests could confront her. “Elizabeth gasped — and simply fainted,” says the courtier. “She fell forward in a heap. Her bodyguards rushed to her side and kept the other guests at bay until a medical team arrived."
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"Philip dealt with the drama amazingly well," a royal source said. "He knows no one is immortal, himself included. At his age, life itself is a terminal disease.” Royal sources believe Philip was secretly diagnosed in 2013 after he had exploratory abdominal surgery in an effort to find the cause of his excruciating pain.
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“Doctors had no option but to take the drastic risk of putting him under general anesthesia for the major operation,” confided the source. “Speculation exploded they found prostate cancer, but the palace took the unprecedented step of issuing a denial. Since then, Philip has been fading fast.
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“Her Majesty has thrown herself into royal engagements — despite being 92 — to hide her heartache," the insider continued. "But she knows her fairy-tale seven-decades marriage is almost over. We fear losing him
will kill her, too.”
The
once-dashing six-foot-tall naval officer is now a shriveled shadow of a man. “He can’t weigh more than 93 pounds,” said the insider. “His face is gaunt, his eyes sunken, and he attempts to hide his skeletal body under layers of clothing.
Photo credit: Getty Images
"The cancer is the real reason he stepped away from public life last fall and moved into a cottage on the queen’s Sandringham estate," the source continued. "He didn’t want the world — or his wife — to see him wasting away. He is a proud man and is vowing to cheat death. But those close to him know he has little time left.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
After years of speculation a mystery disease was killing the royal consort, Philip finally revealed the truth himself. While attending the party, another guest mentioned being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Philip responded, “That’s what I’ve got!” and discussed the ravages of the disease.
Photo credit: Getty Images
But his mate,didn’t have a clue about his condition, insiders said. An aide rushed to Her Majesty’s side to give her the news before other guests could confront her. “Elizabeth gasped — and simply fainted,” says the courtier. “She fell forward in a heap. Her bodyguards rushed to her side and kept the other guests at bay until a medical team arrived."
Photo credit: Getty Images
"Philip dealt with the drama amazingly well," a royal source said. "He knows no one is immortal, himself included. At his age, life itself is a terminal disease.” Royal sources believe Philip was secretly diagnosed in 2013 after he had exploratory abdominal surgery in an effort to find the cause of his excruciating pain.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“Doctors had no option but to take the drastic risk of putting him under general anesthesia for the major operation,” confided the source. “Speculation exploded they found prostate cancer, but the palace took the unprecedented step of issuing a denial. Since then, Philip has been fading fast.
“Her Majesty has thrown herself into royal engagements — despite being 92 — to hide her heartache," the insider continued. "But she knows her fairy-tale seven-decades marriage is almost over. We fear losing him
will kill her, too.”
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