Queen Elizabeth passed away on Thursday at the age of 96. An expert is now speculating about her death.
Queen Elizabeth passed away on Thursday at the age of 96. The exact circumstances of her death can only be guessed at so far.
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She died “peacefully” in her sleep at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. The day before, her doctors had ordered her to rest and expressed concern for her health in a public letter. “Following a further examination this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned about Her Majesty’s health and have recommended that she remain under medical supervision,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
blue hands
An expert commented on a photo taken at the Queen’s meeting with Liz Truss on Tuesday. dr Deb Cohen-Jones told the Daily Mail the Queen’s hands are an indication of her failing health.
peripheral vascular disease
“It looks like there may be signs of peripheral vascular disease, which is a circulatory disorder in which the blood vessels outside the heart and brain narrow, block, or spasm,” Cohen-Jones said. This could lead to heart failure. If the circulation is so bad, the organs can no longer be supplied with blood, which can lead to multi-organ failure.
Furthermore, the Queen probably had “a lot of pain” because the pictures indicate a serious illness. It is unknown how long the Queen has been ill as she usually wore gloves in public. In recent months she had been canceling events with increasing regularity as her health had deteriorated.
