Overview
- Burrell alleges Queen Elizabeth II was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in the summer of 2021, shortly after Prince Philip’s death.
- He says doctors warned she might not live past Christmas 2021 and quotes her four-word reply as “Well, that’s a shame,” followed by a request to be kept alive for the Platinum Jubilee.
- According to his account, she underwent blood transfusions, followed doctors’ orders, and gave up her usual alcoholic drinks in favor of apple juice and occasional tomato juice.
- Burrell claims she lived to mark the Platinum Jubilee in 2022, then refused further intensive treatment, became largely bedridden, and died that September at Balmoral at age 96.
- He writes that the Queen insisted on secrecy about her condition, leaving many household staff unaware of how unwell she was, and says full details are set out in The Royal Insider, out this week.