Prince Phillip ‘struggled with inoperable pancreatic cancer eight years before his death’

Caption: Prince Philip battled with pancreatic cancer during his final years (Getty Images)

Prince Philip was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer nearly eight years before he died, a new book about the Queen and the then-Duke of Edinburgh’s life has revealed.

In Queen Elizabeth II, a new book by the royal biographer Hugo Vickers, the final years of the two royals’ lives have been cast in fresh detail – including Philip’s long-running illness.

While he died at Windsor Castle in April 2021...