Prince ‘sought doctor’s help day before he died’

Prince had arranged to meet a doctor to try to kick an addiction to painkillers shortly before his death, according to a newspaper report.

Prince’s representatives called Dr Howard Kornfeld on April 20, the day before the musician died, to seek emergency help, lawyer William Mauzy told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Mr Mauzy, who is representing the Kornfeld family, said Dr Kornfeld could not immediately meet Prince, so he sent his son Andrew on a flight from San Francisco that night to discuss treatment in a meeting planned for the next day.