Duchess Of York Is Being Open About Her Health

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The Duchess of York has been diagnosed with skin cancer, has had several moles removed, been having reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy. The Duchess received the diagnosis just days after Christmas. Since then, she has spent time recuperating at the MAYRLIFE clinic, a medical spa in Austria.

The spokesman told The Telegraph that the Duchess was “very resilient” and determined to carry on, despite everything that had been thrown at her.
She is being treated by Dr Andrew Furness, consultant medical oncologist at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, and Catherine Borysiewicz, consultant dermatologist at the King Edward VII Hospital in London.

She is also said to have impressed ITV bosses after co-hosting and guest-editing an episode of This Morning where she appeared as an agony aunt, telling viewers she was there to answer any questions about “love and relationships and having hard times”. Very kind.

Speaking to two callers during the segment, she suggested they reignite their spark by spicing things up in the bedroom with some “lovely saucy underwear”.

Last month, she was permitted to join the Royal family on the traditional Christmas Day walk to church at Sandringham.

It was the first time in more than 30 years that the Duchess had been allowed to join the high-profile outing and was considered a clear sign that she had been welcomed back into the fold by the King.
The monarch, 75, is said to appreciate the loyalty she has shown to her ex-husband, the Duke of York, with whom she still lives at Royal Lodge in Windsor.

She continued to champion him throughout the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal as he faced a civil lawsuit from victim Virginia Giuffre.

She's been very open about her health struggles.
It seem we're being nudged to feel closer to her and Andrew. Eww!
Her publicity office is in action.

Hopefully more people will see them as just human, be even kinder to the duke and instead divert any royal animosity westward to somewhere very warm.

Duchess of York diagnosed with skin cancer (telegraph.co.uk)

Having cancer is not in the same category as whatever Andrew has done…

After hearing about her second cancer diagnosis I thought maybe the king invited her for Christmas for the sake of Beatrice and Eugenie. It's a horrible diagnosis especially so soon after only just getting clear of the first. The girls must be very worried.

Was reading that Kate and her press officers are adamant that her illness not be revealed. I remember she had HG and never championed the charities supporting women who suffer from it despite all the well wishes, gifts, flowers etc she got from the public. Happy to be supported and cared for by the public purse but not help them.

Diana on the other hand didn't even need to have experienced the illnesses, she just cared for the sickest and poorest. The King and even Fergie are sharing and thereby raising awareness.

A read a lady committed suicide because her HG was so severe. Doubt she had access to private medical care and I guess the NHS couldn't do more for her.

I guess we'll be seeing more of Fergie now.

That’s right, have a nasty dig at a woman recovering from major surgery whilst championing another woman who has skin cancer. It’s up to Kate which charities she supports.

How bizarre.

Maybe Catherine is utterly traumatised her experiences with HG and just CAN'T. It is an absolutely horrific illness that people struggle with the after effects of for yours.

For all we know she's made donations to charities. Or maybe she hasn't. She doesn't need to.

Merely stating that Catherine had HG gave it a huge amount of airtime.

I really dislike the whole “oh she had private treatment” crap. HG is absolutely horrific. I had it, fairly mildly compared to many, I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. Whether they have private healthcare or not.

I can imagine she may well find it too hard to engage too closely with it. It’s common for women to have PTSD after HG. I’m not saying she does, but I am saying we should take the after effects seriously and give the woman a break.

It’s nice that the king has invited Fergie back in to the fold. Much nicer for her daughters.

What is HG ?

What a nasty post. She's entirely entitled to keep her medical issues private.

My daughter had it with her pregnancies. It’s hyperemisis gravidarum. Nausea for the whole 9 months with lots of vomiting at times.
Having to spit all the time because your mouth does that thing where it produces extra saliva in order to protect the teeth from the vomitus . My daughter was hospitalised quite a few times so they could give her intravenous fluids. It’s really shite: she did manage to work through until 8 months each time. And I was in awe of her. As soon as she delivered the baby it would go, like magic.

Women in poor countries can die of it.

Sorry that post was for @Brumbies

Hopefully more people will see them as just human, be even kinder to the duke and instead divert any royal animosity westward to somewhere very warm

Sorry what even is this comment? Are you seriously suggesting we should be kinder to a man who did what PA did?

And why are you saying we should direct animosity West? To who? Why?

My eldest is 8 years older than Prince George.
I had HG, I did both pregnancies, it was horrendous. The amount of people who told me to eat some ginger biscuits or drink flat coke was ridiculous.
When it was in the news that Catherine had it, a good number of people, including my own mum, said things like " I wonder if you had that, I thought you were being dramatic."
So I think by just announcing it it helped people.
As for Fergie, I've always thought she was great, open and honest and has continued being so. I'm certain she knows far more about what Andrew has or hasn't done than we do and if she chooses to stick with him despite it then it really is none of our business.

No, she’s suggesting that’s one reason why the Duchess is being welcomed back into the fold, to create more warmth for Andrew and create more of a divide with Harry.

HG?
Yet another thread in which we have to leave Mumsnet to Google. 😶

Thanks

Yes, I could believe this. I can't even read about it now. I'd love to support others with it but mentally I was so traumatised

And I think Kate actually did so much just by saying she had it. I had one HG pregnancy before and one HG pregnancy after Kate's first and the difference in awareness from both colleagues and some medical staff was very notable

But it's not any easy illness to talk about without getting into bleak details

It looks like a cynical attempt to rehabilitate Andrew’s reputation.

The Duchess of York has always had a more open and confessional style. I remember her televised encounters with Oprah and Dr Phil. In contrast, the Princess of Wales strikes me as being intrinsically more reserved. I haven't been surprised by the different paths they have taken in dealing with their medical troubles. It's a matter of personality and I don't think either should be judged for the choices they have made.

I was going to use much stronger words but yours are perfect!

I’m more interested in why the male doctor is given the title ‘dr’ but the female dr is not.

They have exactly the same qualifications.

No she's not.

Why isn't she @user1477255159 ?

Thank you.

Women in poor countries can die of it.

Fact of the day, Charlotte Brontë is believed to have died of hyperemesis gravidarum.