Queen Elizabeth II secretly battled cancer in the final years of her life. The longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom passed away "peacefully" at her home in Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96. Months later, a new biography, 'Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait,'&nbsp;written by author Gyles Brandreth, has claimed that the monarch was suffering from a form of bone cancer in the final years of her life. 
 
In the new book, author Brandreth wrote, via the Daily Mail: "I had heard that the Queen had a form of myeloma, or bone marrow cancer, which would explain her tiredness and weight loss, as well as those "mobility issues" we were often told about during the last year or so of her life. 
 
"The most common symptom of myeloma is bone pain, especially in the pelvis and lower back, and multiple myeloma is a disease that often affects the elderly," the former MP wrote. 
 
"Currently, there is no known cure, but treatment, including medicines to help regulate the immune system and drugs that help prevent the weakening of the bones, can reduce the severity of its symptoms and extend the patient’s survival by months or two to three years." 
 
Brandreth also mentioned in the royal book that Queen knew she had limited time left, so she made sure that she had "no regrets" left before her death. 
 
"Her Majesty always knew that her remaining time was limited. She accepted this with all the grace you'd expect,'' an expert from the book reads. 
 
However, in September, the National Records of Scotland made her death certificate public, revealing that the late monarch died of "old age."

The Royal family has not reacted to the book claims yet.&nbsp;

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Queen Elizabeth II secretly battled cancer in the final years of her life. The longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom passed away "peacefully" at her home in Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96.

Queen Elizabeth II secretly battled cancer in the final years of her life. The longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom passed away "peacefully" at her home in Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96. Months later, a new biography, 'Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait,' written by author Gyles Brandreth, has claimed that the monarch was suffering from a form of bone cancer in the final years of her life. In the new book, author Brandreth wrote, via the Daily Mail: "I had heard that the Queen had a form of myeloma, or bone marrow cancer, which would explain her tiredness and weight loss, as well as those "mobility issues" we were often told about during the last year or so of her life. "The most common symptom of myeloma is bone pain, especially in the pelvis and lower back, and multiple myeloma is a disease that often affects the elderly," the former MP wrote. "Currently, there is no known cure, but treatment, including medicines to help regulate the immune system and drugs that help prevent the weakening of the bones, can reduce the severity of its symptoms and extend the patient’s survival by months or two to three years." Brandreth also mentioned in the royal book that Queen knew she had limited time left, so she made sure that she had "no regrets" left before her death. "Her Majesty always knew that her remaining time was limited. She accepted this with all the grace you'd expect,'' an expert from the book reads. However, in September, the National Records of Scotland made her death certificate public, revealing that the late monarch died of "old age." The Royal family has not reacted to the book claims yet.

Queen Elizabeth II secretly battled bone marrow cancer in final years, new book claims

Mary Reynolds, a lookalike of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, said she will give up the job after 34 years out of sheer respect for the late monarch, who passed away on September 8.&nbsp;

Reynolds, who is famous for looking uncannily similar to Queen Elizabeth II, said that she will still keep her outfits in memory of a woman who "felt like part of the family".&nbsp;

While speaking to the PA news agency, Reynolds said she felt "lucky" to look like the Queen. She said, "It's been a great privilege to look like her because I think she's so incredible."&nbsp;

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"I mean, it’s a change of an era now, it’s all going to be very weird. I was watching the television the day before and felt that there was going to be some bad news, which of course eventually came and it makes you feel very, very, very sad," she added.&nbsp;

"And then you do sort of realise that will be the end as far as I'm concerned… out of respect, I don't think one should do anything," she further said.&nbsp;

As mentioned by the news agency, Reynolds also said that a Russian television company approached her after the Queen's death on Thursday. They asked her to don her impersonator outfit.&nbsp;

She said, "There was something about a Russian television company wanting to do something with me and they wanted to see me dressed up and I said, the only way I would dress up as the Queen would be in a black dress."&nbsp;

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"I've just moved home… and I’ve got two boxes full of hats and I've just found somewhere to put them and I thought: I’m not really going to need them anymore," she added.&nbsp;

Reynolds noted that she will probably keep her outfits of the Queen though as "they've been part of my life for so long".&nbsp;

She also mentioned that she had two separate wardrobes for her normal and royal outfits, but would dip into "the Queen's" for "somewhere special".&nbsp;

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Mary Reynolds, a lookalike of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, said she will give up the job after 34 years out of sheer respect for the late monarch, who passed away on September 8.

Mary Reynolds, a lookalike of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, said she will give up the job after 34 years out of sheer respect for the late monarch, who passed away on September 8. Reynolds, who is famous for looking uncannily similar to Queen Elizabeth II, said that she will still keep her outfits in memory of a woman who "felt like part of the family". While speaking to the PA news agency, Reynolds said she felt "lucky" to look like the Queen. She said, "It's been a great privilege to look like her because I think she's so incredible." ALSO READ | Queen Elizabeth II death LIVE updates: LIVE | King Charles to lead procession as Queen's coffin travels to Edinburgh "I mean, it’s a change of an era now, it’s all going to be very weird. I was watching the television the day before and felt that there was going to be some bad news, which of course eventually came and it makes you feel very, very, very sad," she added. "And then you do sort of realise that will be the end as far as I'm concerned… out of respect, I don't think one should do anything," she further said. As mentioned by the news agency, Reynolds also said that a Russian television company approached her after the Queen's death on Thursday. They asked her to don her impersonator outfit. She said, "There was something about a Russian television company wanting to do something with me and they wanted to see me dressed up and I said, the only way I would dress up as the Queen would be in a black dress." WATCH | Queen Elizabeth's cortege met by huge crowds in Edinburgh × "I've just moved home… and I’ve got two boxes full of hats and I've just found somewhere to put them and I thought: I’m not really going to need them anymore," she added. Reynolds noted that she will probably keep her outfits of the Queen though as "they've been part of my life for so long". She also mentioned that she had two separate wardrobes for her normal and royal outfits, but would dip into "the Queen's" for "somewhere special". WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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The longest-serving monarch in the world, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died 'peacefully' in Scotland on Thursday. Known for elegance and poise, Queen Elizabeth II was the British monarch for 70 years. But not many know that the Queen would not have been a monarch if her uncle Edward VIII had not abdicated the throne for his love for an American divorcee. 
 
Elizabeth was the daughter of George VI, the young brother of Edward VIII- the apparent heir to the throne as the firstborn of King George V. When Edward VIII fell in love with Wallis Simpson, an American lady and a divorcee, he had to give up the throne to marry her. Edward married Simpson in 1936 and his younger brother George became the British monarch.&nbsp; 
 
Royal experts feel that it was a blessing in disguise as Edward was a Nazi sympathizer and many felt had he been the King, he would have dragged England to the war as Germany's ally.&nbsp;

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Elizabeth's father King George VI was the first British monarch to visit America but the war exacted a huge toll.The Royal Family website wrote: "His greatest achievements came during the Second World War, when he remained at Buckingham Palace for most of the time (the Palace was bombed nine times during the war)."&nbsp;

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Around the time, he "developed a close working relationship with his wartime Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, as most of Europe fell to Nazi Germany." 
 
"By 1948, it seemed that Britain had overcome the worst hardships of the post-war years, but the strain of the World War Two and the tensions of the post-war period had taken their toll on the King's health."&nbsp; 
 
The King died in his sleep on 6 February 1952 at Sandringham, aged 56.

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Being his firstborn, Elizabeth was crowned as the Queen post his death. She was 26 at that time.&nbsp; 
 
Queen Elizabeth II became the monarch of Britain 44 years after women in the UK first got to vote and 24 years after women got equal voting rights with men.&nbsp;

The longest-serving monarch in the world, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died 'peacefully' in Scotland on Thursday. Known for elegance and poise, Queen Elizabeth II was the British monarch for 70 years.

The longest-serving monarch in the world, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died 'peacefully' in Scotland on Thursday. Known for elegance and poise, Queen Elizabeth II was the British monarch for 70 years. But not many know that the Queen would not have been a monarch if her uncle Edward VIII had not abdicated the throne for his love for an American divorcee. Elizabeth was the daughter of George VI, the young brother of Edward VIII- the apparent heir to the throne as the firstborn of King George V. When Edward VIII fell in love with Wallis Simpson, an American lady and a divorcee, he had to give up the throne to marry her. Edward married Simpson in 1936 and his younger brother George became the British monarch. Royal experts feel that it was a blessing in disguise as Edward was a Nazi sympathizer and many felt had he been the King, he would have dragged England to the war as Germany's ally. Queen Elizabeth II: 8 best TV, movie portrayal of the British monarch Elizabeth's father King George VI was the first British monarch to visit America but the war exacted a huge toll.The Royal Family website wrote: "His greatest achievements came during the Second World War, when he remained at Buckingham Palace for most of the time (the Palace was bombed nine times during the war)." Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip: A match made of love and duty Around the time, he "developed a close working relationship with his wartime Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, as most of Europe fell to Nazi Germany." "By 1948, it seemed that Britain had overcome the worst hardships of the post-war years, but the strain of the World War Two and the tensions of the post-war period had taken their toll on the King's health." The King died in his sleep on 6 February 1952 at Sandringham, aged 56. No passport, trained mechanic, two birthdays: Some interesting facts about Queen Elizabeth Being his firstborn, Elizabeth was crowned as the Queen post his death. She was 26 at that time. Queen Elizabeth II became the monarch of Britain 44 years after women in the UK first got to vote and 24 years after women got equal voting rights with men.

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