Buckingham Palace refutes prostate cancer claims

Bahamas News.Net
Wednesday 6th August, 2008

A newspaper report from London that the Duke of Edinburgh had been diagnosed with prostate cancer has been denied by Buckingham Palace.

The London Evening Standard reported Prince Philip, 87, had been diagnosed with prostate cancer after being treated for a general chest infection in April.

The palace has now said the story was a serious breach of privacy and had referred the newspaper to the Press Complaints Commission.

The palace statement read: "Buckingham Palace has always maintained that members of the Royal Family have a right to privacy, particularly in relation to their personal health. Because the damaging story is now being reported widely, the Duke of Edinburgh has authorised us to confirm that the claim made by the Evening Standard that he has received a diagnosis of prostate cancer is untrue."

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