Prince William is set to undergo a series of secret cancer checks after it was revealed his former military flying instructor had died aged just 47, sources have sensationally claimed.
The future king flew the same toxic fume-belching choppers during his flying career and Buckingham Palace aids are desperate to avoid a triple whammy of cancer cases in senior royals, RadarOnline.com has reported.
The intelligence emerges as William’s wife Kate Middleton and dad King Charles have both been fighting killer cancer, with the Princess of Wales recently revealing she was in remission.
A palace inside told us:
“William will undergo a range of tests to make sure he’s not suffering from any illnesses connected to his military service. Heaven forbid that he’s developed any form of cancer in the service of his country.
“The Royal Family does not need a triple whammy of cancer-stricken senior royals on its books given Charles and Kate have both been battling the illness over the last months,” our insider said.
“It is a very worrying time to say the least.”
Wills’ instructor passed away of cancer after years of exposure to toxic helicopter exhaust fumes sparking legal action against top brass.
Flight Sergeant Zach Stubbings passed after over a decade of battling multiple myeloma, cancer of the blood and bone marrow, RadarOnline.com revealed this week.
The prince regularly flew Sea King helicopters, the same aircraft as Stubbings. Dad-of-three Stubbings was diagnosed in 2013, thirteen years after joining the RAF Search and Rescue. He trained Prince William when he was based at RAF Valley in Anglesey in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2013. His passing was announced by Richard Sutton, a former Navy Commander and pilot who was also diagnosed with cancer 12 years ago.
