Queen Elizabeth's Final Years: Intimate Details

0:00On March 29th, a new biography on Queen Elizabeth II drops intimate details from her final years, straight from royal historian Hugo Vickers. It covers Prince Philip's long battle with health scares, starting back in 2011, including a heart procedure and later pancreatic cancer, that he outlasted for nearly eight years. The Queen stuck by him through it all, even skipping traditions like Christmas services when the Monia hid her in 2013. Philip retired from public duties in 2017, after over 22,000 engagements chilling at wood farm on the Sandringham, estate. They kind of live separate lives then, with her visiting weekends while he carers drove in red non-stop. Colds and infections kept popping up, but he bounced back, even sneaking pints past nurses on his last night. Family felt the weight. Prince Charles dreaded becoming king early, and courtiers prefer worst-case scenarios like postponing elections. The Queen got mad he slipped the way without goodbye, just like old times. Early marriage had tensions too. Philip's rough

1:02upbringing clashed with palace life, making those first years tough for her. COVID locked down in March 2020 locked them in Windsor Castle's HMS bubble, with skeleton staff. Philip hit 99, had heart surgery, then passed April 9th, 2021, after a bath and beer. Queen pushed on, meeting leaders post-funeral, but her own cancer diagnosis came later that summer, at Balmoral. She quipped to friends about feeling in the departure lounge, met new PM Liz Truss days before dying September 8th, 2022, peacefully with Princess Anne nearby. Their coffins now rest side by side, closing a legendary chapter.