Boris Johnson disclosed in his memoir that Queen Elizabeth II had bone cancer, raising questions about the royal family's historical commitment to medical privacy.
Historian Carolyn Harris noted that the privacy maintained by the royals reflects a cultural approach to health during King George VI's reign, highlighting longstanding traditions.
Despite the revelations from Johnson's memoir, Buckingham Palace's longstanding policy has been to keep health-related matters of the royals private, which continues to be the case.
Royal biographer Gyles Brandreth previously indicated the Queen had bone marrow cancer, suggesting this information was known but not publicly acknowledged during her reign.
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