HRH The Princess of Wales Is Being Treated For Cancer

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Radio 4 announcing it now.

Wow. It is announced at 6pm and within 2 mins rubbish to MN. Do you always act so desperate to be the first?
Just stop being so over invested. It's unseemly

I think I'd stop digging if I were you.

I feel the same. I lost a loved one to cancer. A wonderful, strong and kind person.
They weren’t weak, there was no battle or enemy.

Obviously not 24/7 but the welfare of the wife of the heir to the throne is not just a private family matter, it is a state matter.

Were you bothered about her welfare when you were betting a tenner on her marriage?

Well hopefully the press will now leave her and her family alone.

Absolutely. A divorce would have been a serious constitutional issue, as William eventually becomes the head of the Church of England. I’m very pleased it was not an affair!

I agree. The warlike language around cancer is really unhelpful in many cases. If it helps some people, then great, but a lot of people aren't "fighting a battle"- they're dealing with an illness, likely involving some unpleasant treatments. We would never say that someone lost their battle with heart disease or COPD. I also find cancer charity adverts to sometimes be in poor taste - "Stand Up To Cancer", really?

Some of my family have had cancers that thankfully were curable with minimal treatment, and they've gone on to have healthy lives. Others were sadly terminal at diagnosis. I would never say that anyone "lost their battle".

Sorry you've had to deal with cancer. I hope King Charles and HRH will get well soon and I imagine they are receiving excellent care.

Glad it wasn't an affair...???.so how does cancer sit with the constitution.

She has been forced into announcing something so private due to the disgusting behaviour of some individuals. They ought to be ashamed of themselves - same goes for those obsessing over a bloody photoshopped picture. Go crawl under a rock until you find some decency - and a life!!

@CaterhamReconstituted is being goady for effect. It's quite stomach-churning. They are best ignored.

Unbelievable. It could be really serious. She could die. Three children could lose their mother. But you're glad it's not an affair?! Just stop with the all the faux concern for the "constitution". It's in very poor taste.

Sincere best wishes to HRH The Princess of Wales for a full and quick recovery.

You’re “very pleased” that a mother of young children has cancer, rather than her husband had an affair? God that’s sick!

This. ^

@CaterhamReconstituted I can't even find words to explain the horror your post actually really is.

Thank goodness it was spotted due to the planned surgery. A bit like Charles’ case. Hopefully this means that both cancers were caught early and will prove helpful to them both.

I think she was very impressive in what she said and incredibly restrained in the way she said it. But all the conspiracy theorists should be utterly ashamed of themselves for putting her in that position at all. She is a mother of three young children, recovering from surgery and facing chemotherapy and she should be allowed to do that as privately as she chooses.

I hope all those speculating and being nasty are ashamed of themselves.

Living with cancer is tough enough without the world watching and making up ridiculous stories.

One in particular has started several threads, the latest one of which was frenzied. To me, it felt as though HRH had put out the statement more to end the media feeding frenzy than anything else and I hope the lunacy on SM and in the media generally hasn’t led to her feeling pressured into releasing information she would rather not have shared, or was not ready to share. She may be a member of the royal family but she’s a human being first and foremost and as entitled as the rest of us to keep her health/medical information private.

It has been said that she made the announcement because of the children not because she was bullied into it. I think that when one is a high profile person like Kate, the curiosity and speculation goes with the territory and of course, the world has moved on since the days when royalty called the shots and everyone behaved reverentially. It is terribly sad to see a young mum having to have preventive chemotherapy but she is being well cared for, has enormous support and has the very best treatment that money can buy. She reassured everyone that she was doing OK and mentioned that the children had been told that 'Mummy was OK'. She seemed positive and it was nice that she mentioned others on their cancer journey too. I do think the whole thing has been handled poorly by KP though I do understand why she would have wanted to ensure the children were OK and perhaps having to endure the awful wait to see if it had indeed spread to other places before getting the all clear for the mopping up chemo. She looked much thinner which is understandable and actually, this time around, I felt like we were getting a bit of the 'real' Kate and not the perma-smile mannequin we usually see and from that perspective it was 'good' to see her and not her public persona though obviously wish it was under different circumstances. Naturally, wishing her all the best and a full recovery and successful treatment. I think every mother's worst nightmare is to imagine not being around whilst their children are small

What 'rubbish' are you talking about?

I do hope this calms the farm so all the rumour mongers can sleep easy at night. 🙄

Gee the poor woman.

Today I got the news that an old schoolfriend, having beaten cancer five years ago now has hepatic cancer and was going into surgery today. I did not say anything as I know how bad hepatic cancer is but I could not help but think of her two boys just starting on their journeys as adults and having to deal with this and for my friend who will be worrying about her boys. A cruel, cruel disease and I wish everyone affected by it the very best.

and how does public opinion sit with the Constitution.
ps I'm supporting the quoted the person, not arguing against them.

I hope that SHE (not princess Kate, not the future queen) JUST the mum of three children and wife to a husband that obvs must be scrambling now to take care of his beloved wife.. and his kids.. and take care of business.. plus a father that is also battling cancer .. Can be left alone!!! let her do her treatments, stop calling her husband workshy, stop looking for pictures. It has been announced. Let all hope it was caught early enough and someday she will be queen. If not..well that is their PRIVATE family business. Leave her the FUCK ALONE.

Not sure I understand, I don’t get the phoney outrage of some of these posts. I have expressed sympathy for the Princess of Wales. Cancer is very serious. It would have been a constitutional issue if she and the heir to the throne were to get divorced though. So I am glad it was not a marital issue, although of course that does not diminish the seriousness of cancer.