King Charles has cancer

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Just announced on the bbc, doesn’t say what sort yet. Hope he’s going to be ok.

Oh no, I’m so very sorry to hear this 😢. It must have come as such a shock. I hope he makes a full recovery soon.

Not according to the RF's own website. That says it's Camilla, William, Harry, Andrew and Beatrice.

Yes that was really weird. She seemed to be crying. Is she close to Charles or something?

At 75 he's never going to be doing the job for that long

He could be doing it for 20-25 years - which is a really long time!

Wishing the deaths of 3 children is vomit inducing frankly. Perhaps not the end of your world, but your lack of human empathy speaks volumes.

Why wouldn't they say what type of cancer it is? Would it really make any difference? Surely better for them to be open and honest to avoid further speculation.

Maybe it was triggering for her in some way.

I thought it was Canada they were travelling to for the Invictus event ?

No thanks

He turns 18 and could therefore also abdicate.

He cannot do this as a minor. So if William stepped down (which was the scenario in the post I was answering), George will be king at least until he is 18 - and he's 10 right now. He could of course carry on if so minded, but if not it's 8 years until he can quit.

Wonder how the DM and all the royalist Harry bashers would respond to that!

perhaps they got the wrong end of the stick, probably a coincidence

Just been watching the ITV news on delay and Catherine Mayer was on it , one of his biographers. You could hear the distress in her voice. I think part of it is that his coronation was so recent and that as she said we are accustomed to the longevity genes of his parents .

I hope he makes a full recovery

I’d love it. The whole thing is an expensive soap opera anyway, and the two of them have such main character energy

Poor man. Don't think it's inconceivable that we might see a Regency if he really struggles to regain full fitness. William is young and fit and a safe enough pair of hands, his father shouldn't feel forced to crucify himself out of a sense of duty.

There have to be 2 of them and they have to be authorised by the monarch in writing.

If anyone remembers the State Opening of Parliament when the Queen was too ill to attend Charles and William were there as Counsellors of State (Camilla was there as Charles' wife she had no official need to be there). I remember there was quite a lot of explanation in the TV coverage about how the Queen had to officially appoint them and they had to both be there. It was a bit of a performance and IIRC they have to be authorised for each event.

Incidentally and in reply to another poster , I don't read anything sinister into Harry flying over soon, why wouldn't he when they are saying the king will be out of action for a few weeks. Not sure why Harry had to announce his visit but I assume that is so that the tabloids don't play Where's Wally and make it into a big thing whilst the king is sick.

It's hardly remarkable that Harry is flying over to see his dad.

I mean I wouldn’t call William young his in his 40’s.

What about his brother the disgusting Andrew ? Why not blame him instead ?

Poor KC. I hope whatever type he has, it’s not one with a poor outcome.

I hope Harry’s visit is due to him realising there needs to be an end to the estrangement and not because it’s far more serious than the announcement suggests .

My late DM did also, and made a full recovery. Why do some people have to be so full of doom and gloom?

Imagine back in the old war days of taking over the world. A king or queen of pension age would be quite laughable as a show of power really. Just would have shown they had good close guards but hardly put fear into other nations. A young king in his 20’s maybe not a 70 or 40 year old.

good job it’s not the old days 😅

In what universe is this possible without the deaths of 2 adults and 3 children???

Bring it on? Really?

It was a lighthearted comment based on a pp comment. Chill the fuck out.

You’ll notice I also said I hope Charles recovers....in not 1 but 2 posts.

Now go and be offended by someone else BM. 🙄

Would he be Henry IX? Henry the ninth?