Alma Was Diagnosed with Throat Cancer

Alma was diagnosed with throat cancer. She said to her lover, William 'It is my dying wish, William, that you should have my Malvern penthouse apartment.' Alma then handed a box to William to be opened on her death. Alma has now died from pneumonia, and the box contains keys to the apartment. William:

A) May be entitled to the property, as there may have been a gift made on account of death.
B) Is not entitled to the property, as land is required to be transferred by deed to be effective under s.52(1) (b) Law of Property Act 1925.
C) May have been be entitled to the property under a gift made on account of death, but Alma has died from pneumonia, not cancer.
D) May not be entitled to the property, as Alma did not appear to leave a will relating to her property, and William is not her next of kin.