Privileged Pain

Camerons' son

so sorry Annie, I know it won't, and one has to have suffered that or be with someone who has, to know that it is indeed the greatest loss.

Just wish editors and individuals who think they can write about other people's grief and loss just wouldn't it's crass beyond belief. I was never a great fan of Gordon Brown, but similarly his heartbreak over the loss of a daughter was palpable. I remember him making the announcement in Parliament the day the Cameron's son died and thought, you understand what they are feeling.

I watched David Cameron’s interview with Tom Bradby last night.
His continuing love and grief for Ivan shone through. No amount of money or privilege could ease that pain.

There was a particularly viscious thread on MN about this a while ago. Apparently (and I'm paraphrasing obviously) it's because the family didn't have to worry about the financial side of having a disabled child (the Tories have reduced welfare payments to people who need them) and they were able to buy the help they needed which made things much easier for the family. It was awful to read.

I understand the Guardian has now apologised. Should never have been printed in the first place.

I hadn’t read this so just googled it.

Vile, sick, cruel. No amount of money could have eased my grief when my darling Catherine died, no amount of money
could ease it now and never will.

My thoughts too Monica, I wasn't a fan of DC as PM, a complete lightweight in so many ways and of course his legacy is always going to be the mess we're in right now. However, The Guardian stooped to a new low with that one, not the first time it's given a platform to others to utter similar sentiments. The loss of a child is not a subject that should be used against the person they are seeking to criticize imo.

I think it was a vile thing to say. The loss of a child, is the loss of a child. All the money in the world is not sufficient recompense.