Share Tweet Pin Email By Katherine Tinsley 3:21pm PDT, Sep 10, 2025 _ According to a royal insider, Queen Elizabeth II had a stoic four-word response to the news that she was dying...MORE: Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news _ Princess Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell, claimed Queen Elizabeth II said "Well, that's a shame," when she learned she had just months to live. There was talk at the time that Her Majesty had bone cancer, but the palace never confirmed or denied the rumors.