Overview
- Coverage of Charles’s BBC recollection, published Thursday, marks the fifth anniversary of Prince Philip’s death at 99 at Windsor Castle.
- Charles recalled discussing a possible 100th birthday reception, prompting Philip’s wry reply, “Well, I’ve got to be alive for it, haven’t I?”
- A 2022 book by Katie Nicholl reported that Philip asked Charles to promise he would take care of Queen Elizabeth in one of their last meetings.
- The palace recorded Philip’s cause of death as old age, while a recent book by Hugo Vickers claims he lived for years with inoperable pancreatic cancer.
- The cancer claim has not been confirmed by Buckingham Palace, focusing attention on what the Royal Family chooses to disclose about health matters.