Overview

• Paul Burrell claims the late monarch was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in the summer of 2021, weeks after Prince Philip’s death.
• He says doctors warned she might not live beyond Christmas 2021 and that she replied, "Well, that’s a shame," before asking to reach her Platinum Jubilee.
• According to Burrell, she underwent months of blood transfusions and gave up her usual alcoholic drinks in an effort to extend her life.
• He alleges she later refused further treatment and died at Balmoral in September 2022 at age 96.
• Burrell says she swore those aware to secrecy and that many staff did not know how unwell she was, with the account published in his book The Royal Insider reported today by the Mirror and Manchester Evening News.