The king has cancer

[TheBayLady]

Wow. What a shock

It has been reported in the past that the King did champion alternative therapies at one stage in his life and so has the Queen, but I would bet money , he won't over this!

@WithACatLikeTread the throne isn't given in the will?

Right….?!?

The first thing I did when I saw this thread title, was hit google.

It actually takes less time to do that, than to come onto this thread and type out ‘got a credible source for that?’ inanities….

🤨 dope

But he may use them as part of the sum total of his treatment, just not in isolation.

Seriously, you think that is all a monarch does????

we dont know what cancer, it could be a mole

The palace has confirmed

Disgusting comment. This is his FATHER. It’s not Easternders. It’s a real family. I feel so bad for H&M because if they come, it will be a circus.

The media and many people in this country are disgraceful and have no heart. Will you lot not stop your Take A Break magazine bullshit for 1 min?

So have many other millions of people in the world!!

I doubt it. My dad's been battling skin cancer since the 90s. He's had loads of melanomas. He's never had more than a day off work.

My money is on testicular cancer. Or rectal. It must be in a 'personal' place because why else would they keep that detail from the announcement?

The first thing I did when I saw this thread title, was hit google.

No need even to Google. The BBC has it's failings, but if I want confirmation of a major news story, I go straight there.

As for whether the King is a force for good, the Prince's Trust, which was entirely his own initiative, initially funded with money he earned though his service wth the Royal Navy, has helped thousands (tens of thousands?) of young people.

His passionate interest in environmental issues has been helping to raise awareness for decades, since long before most people had heard of climate change.

He loves gardens, music and art, all of which are good things, and commissions new work.

Oh for sure! Or headlines criticising Harry if he doesn’t arrive in the UK quick enough for the shit press of which there are so many here!

The DMail will already have a raft of headlines ready to stick the boot in.

Like you I think it would be bladder cancer . I also see a turning point with openness . The secrecy with the royals of the past has led to so many being shocked that they are just like any other family and will have health problems . This show of human frailty is a good thing . The public should see them as just like them .

Eh no doubt he'll have the best if everything. I feel more sorry for normal people that I do him tbh.

I think most people feel sorry for ANYONE who is diagnosed with cancer, whoever they may be.

Well said

On an aside, it was commendable that he went. public about his prostate issues. My dad has the same problem and unlike many men will actually go to the doctor. It's normal for anything in that area to be embarrassing. So in my dad's case it's thankfully just a benign prostate issue, but if something's sinister like cancer in the area, the sooner you start treatment the better. I hope other men of his vintage take that on rather than ignoring problems simply because literally no one wants to drop their trousers in a doctor's surgery.

A cancer diagnosis is a horrible thing for anyone, whether or not they are a member of the RF. When you hear the word cancer it is scary. It sounds as if this was discovered as a result of his prostate surgery so hopefully was caught early.

Cancer killed my DP and my Dad so I know how awful it can be.

As for comments about Harry that is really low (and I say this as someone who is not a particular fan of his). Whatever his relationship with his family he has just been told his father has been diagnosed with cancer. I know what that is like and of course his first instinct would be to want to see him. I really hope the tabloids don't use this as an excuse to bash him.

..and there are fairies at the bottom of the garden. Look up the Rules of Succession.

Very sad for him and the family... and I don't mean this to sound insensitive but I have wondered from the start given his age etc. Why they haven't just gone straight to William - of course I know it's his birth right but still. Hope its nothing too serious as they are not staring what type of cancer it is

Oh no, hope he recovers. He’s only human.

I feel more sympathy for the ordinary man in the street being diagnosed with cancer than I do him.

Really?? I was very shocked when my dear aunt was diagnosed with cancer in Dec aged 76 and died 4 weeks later
YA the unreasonable one 🙄

Of course some of the press will bash Harry and Meghan , they blame them for most things.
I just hope he can visit his Dad in private and the cameras / press keep away ; but they probably won't.