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.

He would need to amass many wives.

I've actually found myself feeling sorry for Charles. I've never been his biggest fan, especially after the Diana years, but this man was born to be King and he spent 70 years waiting to fulfil that role. Longest apprenticeship ever! No sooner had he finally got the job and he's been diagnosed with cancer and has to step back a bit. Since he became King I've liked him more. He seems less stuffy and is less formal than his late mother. I personally hope they've caught the cancer early and he recovers quickly.

In theory, yes

But I think we're going to see William V and George VII, rather than Charlotte, Louis or Henry IX

@IloveAslan If that is directed at me, I am so full of doom and gloom as you so eloquently put it, as that is my lived experience. Losing two grandfathers, my father and father in law to cancer in their 70’s.

I am genuinely happy that you and others have a different experience to draw on.

Not necessarily. The monarch can choose what name they wish to use and William (or Harry if there was some unforeseen disaster) could use one of their other names if they preferred.

I really hope he’s OK. Nice that the BBCsays that princes are speaking to him and seeing him in person. Maybe they can all put all the infighting behind them and live and let live a bit as a family now. I’m sure there’s been many wrongs on all sides but ultimately things might have been brought into perspective by ill health.

Also I hope Kate is OK, poor thing.

Oh gosh ☹️ that’s horrible hope he gets well soon

I wouldn’t be surprised if all the stress over the Harry/Meghan business, especially coupled with the Queen dying, has brought it on.

I certainly know of two people who’d suffered extreme stress or grief shortly before developing cancer.

Isn't that what Meghan is supposed to have said to someone? I bet William and George have been travelling separately for some time already.

Bring it on made me snort

PP, it was a joke. RememberingItAll isn't transporting the family, they'll be absolutely fine

Whilst I wish him well it does irritate that his diagnosis was yesterday and his treatment started today. My DH had to wait 5 long, painful weeks

As usual the news programmes are going to town on all of this.

Yes - at one time it was thought that Charles would adopt the regnal name of George.

this is sad and I wish him a good recovery.

Those posters talking about H and M reigning ……why on earth would they want anything to do with the family and institution that they have spent the last 4 years criticising?

I think something isn't quite being told here

The monarchy have traditionally been right lipped about their health so an announcement of cancer is a little strange. I don't think making men aware of cancer fully covers this as it apparently isn't prostate cancer and the symptoms of cancer are linked to the type so if really conscious of awareness you would announce the type .

With abdominal surgery a metastases from a distant site may have been found or cancer of the bowel or bladder which are quite serious

Could the public be slowly wing prepared for a diagnosis of terminal illness so an abdication becomes possible or at least the potential of a regency?

The visits from relatives, the vague mention of the cancer type and the question about why mention this at all to my mind sets the scene for maybe a sorry few months.

I think Prince William will be very much becoming more King in all but name

I mean despite being off topic they only hated the institution when they didn’t get their half in half out. Before that they seemed to want to be a part of it still.

Nostradamus predictions, like horoscopes in newspapers, can usually be made to fit any situation.

But yes, I have seen that someone translated one of his quatrains like this.

Sorry to hear that, how is your DH now?

Cancer waiting times are woeful especially after the pandemic…

That said I also would not like to be in a queue for free NHS treatment behind wealthy people who could just as easily pay for it themselves and get out of the way of people who can’t!

@Mylovelygreendress it's all a load of nonsense and people being ghoulish and nasty while using a person's ill health to promote their own agenda.

Oh, they'll want it alright1

They are greedy for power and for money.

I wouldn’t be surprised if all the stress over the Harry/Meghan business, especially coupled with the Queen dying, has brought it on

Bingo. I was waiting for this. It took quite a while.

The speculation on the king is still early yet high Risk cancer of a type. Easily found via the nhs website. Im not saying which type.

I think Nostradamus is as relevant as Paul the Octopus.