King Charles so proud of Princess Catherine

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King Charles support of his daughter(in law) is so very touching.

Please keep the comments positive and on topic. We have all had enough vitriol for weeks now.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-68641142

I agree.
It is only much later that you reflect on it all.

I'm not a royal and I had excellent cancer treatment, on the NHS.

But I didn't have to do it in the media spotlight or record a video sharing my diagnosis with the world. So in that respect she is different.

That's a lovely post, @Mymilkshakebringsallthepapstomycar and I agree. I also took it to mean that he was proud of her response, the message that she sent out.
It's nice to be proud of your daughter in law, so many families are fractured.

I have responded to comments from others?

You may start a thread but you dont own it?

Would you like to ban me from your thread?

Not at all. Welcome to my cult.

So did I (sorry to the OP but I have posted again)

I agree. After having to tell people I didnt really know (work mostly) then it was relatively simple. Telling the whole world would be much harder

People do somehow think that they own you bit- hard to describe but I felt a bit public property - even with lovely friends and family

Understandable. Easy to get sucked in.

I really wish this could be a kind thread. And that people did not try to pull the PoW down.

I cannot imagine how she managed to make the public statement she did without crying. She is a mum, diagnosed with cancer, and her children are young.

my mum died from cancer when I was the same age as Prince George. I have been told how devastated she was to leave us and I have letters she wrote to me. I am also a mum and I was in hospital for a serious condition which now has been managed. The only thing I could think about was my children and how scary it would be for them.

I wish the PoW and her family all the best. I am happy that she has a supportive and loving family and that her father-in-law appreciates how hard she is trying to pull everything together.

It's a shame that some posters feel so negative about something like this. He is an older man and he probably thinks yes I've had a good enough innings but I imagine he feels for a woman, his young daughter in law, his son's wife, the mother of his Grandchildren and future Queen. There is not a family untouched by cancer and yes it is good to show his support in their public role.

So sorry you lost your mum at such a young age, @PilatesHippo 💐

Well, I'd be proud of Kate if she were my daughter in law. If I were the monarch and asked to comment on the recent news, what else would I say? What conveys the severity of the situation, yet is able to convey an uplifting message. Personally I can't think of anything more appropriate than "proud".

I thought it meant he was proud of her sitting there and making a public statement about it which most people don't have to do

I think it's a really lovely and touching thing to say. Doesn't matter which family it is, this double cancer diagnosis in a family (and actually, let's not forget Sarah Ferguson too) is devastating, to have to go through it with the whole world salivating at every development is completely beyond me as to how they cope .

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I too have had cancer . I am a confident woman who has delivered talks/ training sessions to huge groups of people and there is no way I could go on national TV and announce I had cancer .
When I was going through surgery and treatment , it gave me a real boost when my DH , DC , friends etc said they were proud of how I was coping .
Did you feel good posting that @DillDanding ?

@PilatesHippo - I am so sorry for your loss, that has genuinely moved me 🌷.
I think we can understand the shock of such a diagnosis and the fear of leaving our loved ones behind, particularly children. William lost his mother when he was just a boy, and he must look at his own children and fear the worst.
I think that Charles having a diagnosis at the same time just amplifies this. I'm glad that they have a bond and I'm glad that Charles can share his pride.

@Mymilkshakebringsallthepapstomycar thank you. I miss her still even if I have very few memories of her. Being a mum myself has really brought home how much children need their mums and I am terrified that something would happen to me before they are old enough to manage.

i cannot imagine what the PoW is going through, worrying about her health, worrying about her children and having so many malicious things posted, living in fear that her children would read them or be told about them.

then having to make a public statement about her health, knowing that people would pull apart not only what she said but how she said it and how she looked whilst saying it.

I really wish her and her family all the best. I wish everyone would do the same.

I also took it to mean he was proud of her for speaking out, and also proud that she is maybe doing the same thing as him in revealing her diagnosis in part to get people to think about their own health and getting checked out

@RitaIncognita I read it the same way you did.

And yes @Mymilkshakebringsallthepapstomycar - your post says how I think it is.

It isn’t always easy being an in-law. There seems to be such a genuine affection there - built through the years. A relationship built on mutual respect, love and trust.

I don’t know her from an egg but even I feel proud of her sitting down and addressing the nation after all the nonsense of the last few weeks.

It wouldn’t surprise me one jot to hear how proud he is of her as a woman and as a daughter-in-law. He probably thanks his lucky stars.

Oh good god. Can we all calm down?

I've been sticking up for her right to privacy and to not be trolled and so on, but if the mood is now going to overcorrect to blind hero worship, it's going to be unbearable.

She's not a superstar. She's seemingly a very pleasant, patient and levelheaded woman who happens to be having chemotherapy. She's had a lot of very good fortune in life, and conversely a lot of scrutiny and media pressure, but she hasn't done anything remarkable or deserving of fanaticism.

They obviously have a close bond and get on very well.

KC is right to be proud of how his daughter-in-law has managed these past couple of months whilst under intense scrutiny, outlandish conspiracy theories and speculation on her marriage. Most women don’t have the world demanding answers to the extent they have to make a public statement about their medical condition. Most women at least get privacy for themselves and their family whilst undergoing treatment and through the healing process.

PofW situation is different to other women.

@PilatesHippo - it's such a strong feeling isn't it? I remember when my children turned 18 I was so pleased that I'd got through their childhood with them, I actually cried! I was a young adult when my mother died, but she had been ill since I was a teenager and I really didn't want that for mine.

I've just been to Google to see if I could find exactly what the King said. I found this :-
"His Majesty is 'so proud of Catherine for her courage in speaking as she did'," Buckingham Palace said.

Me too.

@Maireas thank you. I am so sorry for your loss as well 🌷. I think we will always miss our mums.

I wish the best for the PoW and for all other mums who are suffering from health conditions.