The king has cancer

God. Why was this resurrected? I made a total fud of myself in conversation today, saying the King had cancer. They were like ‘we already know, he’s had it for ages!’

Och well, I’m sure he’ll be very well taken care of.

Hi @Rosoin it sounds like you are going through an awful time. This is quite an old thread. It might be better to start a new thread of your own? There will be posters who are very helpful, kind and knowledgeable about your specific situation. Sending you good wishes. 💐

Did he not already have cancer around the time Kate was diagnosed?

Do you have a good support system yourself?

We were together 8 years married this year in may, he was fine then happy cried at our vows, had a tattoo with date of wedding in august, now

God, that's so heartbreaking.

My partner has stage 4 cancer and has been on hormone injections (ADT) for years. One side effect is emotional blunting — he can no longer feel love, joy, or emotional connection the way he used to.

It’s been incredibly hard. He still acts responsibly, follows routines, and shows cognitive care — practical ways of looking after things — but the warmth and affection I’m used to is gone. Sometimes there are tiny flickers, but they’re rare and brief.

Cancer waiting times in 2023 worst on record in England

Only 64.1% of patients started treatment within 62 days of cancer being suspected, meaning nearly 100,000 waited longer than they should for life-saving care.

The waits have worsened every year for the past 11.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-68240096

LTB!

No idea. You would have to ask her. Anne has consistently worn clothes that she has had for years though.

Townsend knew Margaret when she was a child. His interest in her was weird and gross.

she stopped Margaret marrying the man she loved.

I think Mumsnet would have agreed with the QM on that one.

"I am 22 years old. I'm in love with a recently divorced man sixteen years older than me, who has two children aged seven and ten. ..."

@mayorofcasterbridge hopefully Anne wore one of her coats to save some public funds?

Well, we live in a democracy. We have a right to an opinion, @donteatthedaisies0 - I'm just challenging your assertion upthread that England has an obsession - that's clearly nonsense because people in England have a variety of views. Believe me.

@Maireas I do know England has different views , but as a whole it is a royalist country ,most people don't have a choice .I have lived there . Also N .Ireland have lived there too . Have family there it's a very complicated place .But in some places you can't really voice your own opinions , believe me .

I don't care what age someone is. It still has the potential to be shocking when one hears the initial news that someone has had a serious diagnosis.

However, as I said, in retrospect, it was more that we got a shock, which is probably more apt for something quite fleeting.

It was also a shock to hear that the Queen was dying, and she was 96! I think people expected her to go on forever.

I think you're right - she seemed more free to be herself.

Now I wouldn't be seen in anything she wore but I loved her use of colour. Apparently Anne wore one of her coats the other day.

Ya think???

This thread has taken an interesting turn given the comments about being shocked or not ... I had to look it up as both sides of the arguments I could see has merit. So... this is a definitions and distinction between being shocked by something (a feeling), and shocking ( the situation itself). So someone being shocked by the news is indeed valid as it conveys a feeling ( we all experience feelings differently ...)...but is it shocking a situation in itself given cancer stats of 1 in 2 and his age...? No... see below 😉

"......Please remember that we use the -ed forms, “surprised” and “shocked” when we are talking about people's feelings about a situation. We use the -ing forms, “surprising” and “shocking” when we want to talk about a situation itself...."

Northern Ireland? Not England? Again, different to England. All sorts of views. Of course the UK is a free country, it's all open to debate, but "England" doesn't contain identical people with identical views.

Not the point of the thread but people it's prostate... not prostRate!

I think the late Queen changed when her mother died, she seemed freer. Apparently her mother liked to poke her nose in having been a queen herself although not regnant, she allegedly was the one who pushed for Charles marrying Diana and she stopped Margaret marrying the man she loved. Once she died the Queen seemed to have more self confidence, things could change and not just be a continuation of George VI reign. She certainly dressed better too.

Someone using the term 'dying breed' says a LOT. To be shocked does not in itself demonstrate decency or care, could be they're hierarchy-obsessed numpties who love blingy invented traditions

@Maireas Oh yeah I forgot about N . Ireland . I was taken to a club by fil and was expected to stand when the night was over . Got pulled up by fil , no sitting there for God save the Queen .