Page 18 | The king has cancer

QuestionableMouse · 05/02/2024 18:56

2dogsandabudgie · 05/02/2024 18:55

SloaneStreetVandal - Rich people die from cancer as well you know. If someone needs chemotherapy it's the same treatment. They don't have a special one with no side effects reserved just for the rich and famous.

I bet he'll be treated much more quickly though.

BigFatCat2024 · 05/02/2024 18:55

The actual announcement for anyone who hasn't seen it

2dogsandabudgie · 05/02/2024 18:55

SloaneStreetVandal - Rich people die from cancer as well you know. If someone needs chemotherapy it's the same treatment. They don't have a special one with no side effects reserved just for the rich and famous.

justasking111 · 05/02/2024 18:55

They've never said publicly but Phillip disappeared for a long period I suspect he was quite unwell but he licked it so fingers crossed Charles will too.

Soontobe60 · 05/02/2024 18:55

BreakfastAtMimis · 05/02/2024 18:25

I wish him well and hope he recovers. But I can't help but think about the thousands of other people who will have been diagnosed with cancer today, who won't have the luxury of private medical treatment and no money worries.

Thankfully, the NHS generally provides great treatment for free.

MamaGarl85 · 05/02/2024 18:54

The simple fact is whatever you think of the Royal family he is a human being who has just been given a difficult diagnosis and a little kindness goes a long way!

I wonder how some of those making these comments would feel if that was their family being talked about in that way!

CombatLingerie · 05/02/2024 18:54

I don’t think anyone ‘begrudges’ KC swift and effective treatment for his condition. Some PP’s are just pointing out the inequalities in our society. I hope KC makes a speedy and full recovery.

mayorofcasterbridge · 05/02/2024 18:54

SurelySmartie · 05/02/2024 18:40

I do like the bad tempered old thing but get in car, be driven to event, say hello lovely to see you all, get in car, be driven home, is not exactly hard work is it? Not like what most of us do on here where we’re worked to the bone.

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He apparently skips lunch and does paperwork into the night. He has to prepare for meeting people so that he can talk to them knowledgeably. He has to travel which is probably tiring enough in their mid 70s.

I think you are massively underestimating it. I cba meeting strangers, shaking hands, talking to them and smiling at them. Fair play to them all.

FruitBat53 · 05/02/2024 18:54

Harry is due in Canada next week for something to do with the lead up to Invictus, so it's probably timing that he's arriving quickly. I just wish that he hadn't felt the need to release a statement about it - it just doesn't feel that necessary here.

ElitebookBang · 05/02/2024 18:54

I wish the Royal Family did not exist. But I feel for him as a dad and grandad. And for how scared and powerless he must feel right now. I feel no more or less sorry for him than any other stranger who gets this diagnosis. I hope the treatment works, and that he does not suffer too much.

MayThe4th · 05/02/2024 18:54

Amazing the amount of people who apparently don’t care who take the time to come and post on these threads.

Surely if you don’t care then you wouldn’t feel the need to tell the world that.

Don’t think for a second that coming on to a thread to say you don’t care what happens to someone with cancer akes you look like anything but a twat.

Eastie77Returns · 05/02/2024 18:54

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Harsh but kind of true!

Very unlucky to wait half a century for a job and then discover you might not be in it for very long.

I do hope he is ok. I wasn’t bothered when the Queen died but I will be sad if Charles goes before his time so to speak.

As for the comments re Edward…the man has looked ill and drained for the best part of a decade. Maybe that’s just his disposition?

MyopicBunny · 05/02/2024 18:53

reesewithoutaspoon · 05/02/2024 18:51

Surprised they announced it. Unusual for the royal family.
Hope his treatment is successful. Not a royalist but wouldn't wish him ill

I agree. The Queen's cause of death was never revealed.

MidnightSerenader · 05/02/2024 18:52

the80sweregreat · 05/02/2024 18:48

I do feel that if it was prostate cancer they would have said it was, but I know nothing of course

As has been said all over the news - and this thread - it’s not prostate cancer.

Akire · 05/02/2024 18:52

Must be a very early something if none of his doctors or checks have picked up anything. He must get more health checks than the rest of us put together. Fair play for being upfront about it, can only be a good thing for someone else thinking it should get something checked or not. Especially men that age.

I imagine William starting feel pressure he dosnt want the big job for many years yet.

justasking111 · 05/02/2024 18:52

I'm a bit choked up to be honest by Harry coming over so quickly. His beef seemed to be with his brother in recent years not his father. My boys are around the same age as William and Harry so shared many milestones.

reesewithoutaspoon · 05/02/2024 18:51

Surprised they announced it. Unusual for the royal family.
Hope his treatment is successful. Not a royalist but wouldn't wish him ill

MidnightSerenader · 05/02/2024 18:51

DillDanding · 05/02/2024 18:40

No, you are not understanding my post.

At all.

I mean, it’s refreshing that they’re somewhat less imperious and sharing more personal stuff, which like it or not, is of interest to the public.

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I’m not a monarchist by any stretch, but it’s quite a refreshing difference from the old Queen and Philip. We never got any medical info about them.

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Don’t worry - it was perfectly obvious to anyone with the reading comprehension skills of a primary-schooler, what you meant.

BeaRF75 · 05/02/2024 18:51

Of course, I wish him a speedy recovery. The comments on here that begrudge him swift treatment are just vile.
He is our Head of State and I, for one, hope that it's an early diagnosis and that he will make a speedy recovery. He is a good man and we need him to stay around.

the80sweregreat · 05/02/2024 18:51

Right, so it's cancer of something else but they are not saying what. Which will lead to more speculation etc

Viviennemary · 05/02/2024 18:49

vodkaredbullgirl · 05/02/2024 18:03

He has prostate problems, bound to be cancer.

Said on the News the cancer was not related to his prostate problem.

Willmafrockfit · 05/02/2024 18:49

the80sweregreat · 05/02/2024 18:48

I do feel that if it was prostate cancer they would have said it was, but I know nothing of course

they said it wasnt

doilooklikeicare · 05/02/2024 18:49

MargaretThursday · 05/02/2024 18:47

If prostrate cancer than something like 90% of men his age die with prostrate cancer. Very few die of it.
It's not necessarily a bad prognosis.

It's prostate not prostrate and it's not prostate cancer.

the80sweregreat · 05/02/2024 18:48

I do feel that if it was prostate cancer they would have said it was, but I know nothing of course

nothingnothing77 · 05/02/2024 18:48

@Cazpar

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I'm sure he will. Not like "us" who have to wait weeks/months

The NHS treats cancer quickly. My dad was diagnosed in late 2021 (so peak COVID when everything was struggling).

He was seen within two weeks and operated on within the month.

It's the trying to get an appointment with GP to get the actual referral to the right place.