Royal biographer hints at Queen's cause of death
<p dir="ltr">A royal expert claims Queen Elizabeth II was suffering from a ârelatively painlessâ but âinvariably fatalâ condition before announcing her death 90 minutes before Buckingham Palace.</p>
<p dir="ltr">In a video uploaded to YouTube at 5pm local time (2am AEST), controversial royal biographer Lady Colin Campbell claimed the Queen had passed away at 2.37pm (11.37pm AEST).</p>
<p dir="ltr">Buckingham Palace announced the monarchâs passing 90 minutes later, at around 6.30pm UK time.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Her announcement came at the end of a lengthy clip where the royal expert spoke about a condition the Queen was allegedly suffering from.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Lady Campbell, who is most well-known for her books about Princess Diana and the Queen Mother, claimed that Her Majesty was suffering from a serious bone condition, though she wouldnât reveal âthe word that accurately conveys her diagnosisâ out of respect for her âdignity and privacyâ.</p>
<p dir="ltr">âIf she wants to reveal that word, or her advisors wish to reveal it, that is up to them. I donât think one needs to use the word to get across the point that I think most people will be able to pick up, that this is a really serious situation,â Lady Campbell said in the video, prior to announcing the monarchâs passing.</p>
<p dir="ltr">âThe condition has been induced, in part, according to people who know her well, has been created by the tremendous stress to which she has been subjected over the last three years.â</p>
<p dir="ltr">The Palace has not confirmed the Queenâs cause of death.</p>
<p dir="ltr">âCan you imagine an older woman, as her life is winding down, and she is hoping to enjoy the last few years of her life in good health being bombarded by the tremendous abuse to which she and the monarchy have been subjected,â Lady Campbell said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">She went on to say she had tried to warn people that the Queen was âfar more ill than they thought she wasâ over the past few months.</p>
<p dir="ltr">âI have on several occasions in the last few weeks, if not months, made the point that she had been affected to her bones. I used that repeatedly to get across the point that what she was suffering from was a malady of the bones,â she continued.</p>
<p dir="ltr">âThere are two maladies of the bones, one is more painful than the other. Fortunately the Queenâs malady, although it falls in the same category and condition of the more painful one, has been the less painful one.</p>
<p dir="ltr">âIt has been restrictive, and I will not go into the medical treatments she has been receiving. I have previously indicated that her bruising was due to cannulas and I have left it at that.â</p>
<p dir="ltr">After the video cuts away, Lady Campell continued filming, claiming she had found out about the Queenâs passing.</p>
<p dir="ltr">âHaving just made this video it is with great sadness that I have to inform you that events have yet again overtaken oneâs plans, and I am reliably informed that the Queen died at 14.37pm this afternoon,â she said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">âAnd that the reason why the announcement has not been made so far is that they are waiting for Harry and Meghan to arrive at Balmoral, after which the announcement will be made.â</p>
<p dir="ltr">Buckingham Palace went on to announce the news of Her Majestyâs passing before Harry arrived at Balmoral, while Meghan remained in London.</p>
<p dir="ltr">âI think we should be very grateful for having had such a wonderful monarch,â Lady Campbell continued.</p>
<p dir="ltr">âAnd I think we can be also grateful for the fact that her death was relatively painless. Bone cancer is not fun.</p>
<p dir="ltr">âBut she was fortunate enough to have the lesser of the forms of bone cancer, and she kept her spirits and her vitality to practically the end.</p>
<p dir="ltr">âAnd now, I would say, my sympathies to all her loved ones, all her family, and really, all her subjects many of whom love her.â</p>
<p dir="ltr">However, the <em><a href="https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/world/queen-elizabeths-cause-of-death-may-never-be-released/news-story/47ceca6491d9ef44b1d9112061674cdb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courier Mail</a></em> reported that medical experts said frailty and âgeriatric syndromeâ - a term describing a group of common health conditions older people experience that donât fit in distinct disease categories - could have been contributors to her passing.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Her symptoms reportedly met five of seven criteria used by Britainâs NHS to classify people as frail, including being over 85, having ongoing health conditions, requiring regular help, being forced to cancel activities and using a walking stick.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">In the hours before her death, a statement from Buckingham Palace said doctors were âconcernedâ for the Queenâs health and that she was âcomfortableâ at Balmoral.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Getty Images / Lady Colin Campbell (YouTube)</em></p>