Inside Prince's autopsy after tragic death - 8st weight, strange scars and huge amounts of drugs
ok.co.ukIn April 2016, the world lost a legend when Prince Rogers Nelson passed away at 57 due to an "accidental fentanyl overdose" in his Paisley Park estate.
Behind the scenes, the iconic musician was battling a private ordeal, with mounting evidence pointing to a secret struggle with painkiller addiction in his final years.To his adoring public and even those close to him, Prince seemed as dynamic and in command as ever, but the truth was far more complex.
Now his genius is being celebrated by the BBC as, on Saturday, 6, July, BBC will screen a number of programmes dedicated to the singer, including Prince & His Songs at the BBC, Prince: A Purple Reign and Prinace and the Revolution Live from a1985 show.The timeline of his opioid use is murky, and it's uncertain when he started or if his inner circle knew about his dependency, which reportedly included cocaine and Percocet use starting in the early 2000s.
Friends and relatives have hinted that his drug habits might have been linked to a severe hip issue he suffered later in life.
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