Princess of Wales

I would consider it rather selfish of a man with a wife and family to decline his employer’s offer of private healthcare insurance on principle. He could find himself unable to work whilst languishing on an NHS waiting list, leaving his family to survive on sickness benefits. Principles are fine things if they don’t disadvantage anyone but their holder.

karmalady - that's fine in theory but what if you had to have a hip replacement costing thousands? £400 is peanuts compared to major surgery and scans.

What a beautiful photo RosiesMaw

I would never have chosen private health insurance, simply because, nany years ago, I was chatting to some docs and they said the best way is to save every month, whatever health care would have cost. Private healthcare does limit where you go, who you see and does not cover existing conditions

So I have my savings and would never hesitate to use them if needed. Thankfully only used once, for pre-cancerous cells on my face. The whole thing, including a follow-up, cost me £400 and my treatment was finished within two weeks from my initial contact. I did not go via my gp, hence the gp appointment was left available for someone else

Today I am starting the process again wrt one tooth implant, to save me from living with a small denture

Your husband had a choice

My husband refused private healthcare from his employer, on principle. Some people actually do live by their principles.

You're so right, Joseann. In my day at St Andrews - somewhat earlier than Rosiesmaw - it was quite a marriage market. Indeed, I may have been an exception in not finding a partner there! I attended several weddings of St Andrean pairings and know of many more.

I very much doubt it Annie. They just complain about others having it.

Some here would refuse private healthcare ?

Grantanow

WonderfulLife

I know that people will tell me I am being terrible or cruel, but I am really sorry that the Princess is having a big operation.

But for thousands of UK citizens waiting for an operation on the NHS (like myself) and so far have waited two years and suffering in silence with side effects of the problem, I am a wee bit jealous. Having a medical problem and being taken into hospital without having to wait. Oh to be a millionaire so I could pay for the operation myself.

I think you might give yourself leave to be rather more than a wee bit jealous (though I suspect you were being ironic). It's disgraceful that the Royals have such health privileges when people are waiting years for necessary treatment.

Grantanow are my AC, GC myself and DH disgraceful due to our private health insurance?

So you would expect them to join the NHS waiting lists? What about others who can afford private treatment or have medical insurance, maybe as part of their employment package?

WonderfulLife

I know that people will tell me I am being terrible or cruel, but I am really sorry that the Princess is having a big operation.

But for thousands of UK citizens waiting for an operation on the NHS (like myself) and so far have waited two years and suffering in silence with side effects of the problem, I am a wee bit jealous. Having a medical problem and being taken into hospital without having to wait. Oh to be a millionaire so I could pay for the operation myself.

I think you might give yourself leave to be rather more than a wee bit jealous (though I suspect you were being ironic). It's disgraceful that the Royals have such health privileges when people are waiting years for necessary treatment.

*at London

What a lovely photo RosiesMaw. I know nothing about St. Andrews, but I'm guessing, like Cambridge say, the students would be somewhat insular and therefore almost inevitably find a partner within their group? I was a London where most of us hit the high life outside uni, and most of us had non uni partners! Just wondering.

Relevant or not, there seems to be a lot of confusion over what Anniebach has said. Surely she’s simply answering the direct question put to her by GSM in the post above hers, and is stating which allegations she believes have been made about the Princess of Wales.

Yesterday 17:14 Germanshepherdsmum
Which allegations?

Yesterday 17:21 Anniebach
Her husband chose her because she was suitable and not for love.
Racist

As for the Princess of Wales’s situation, I expect she’ll be in hospital for as long as she needs to be, and I doubt that she’ll enjoy the “privilege” of being away from her young family for so long. How sad that she can’t even have an operation in peace.

I know that people will tell me I am being terrible or cruel, but I am really sorry that the Princess is having a big operation.

But for thousands of UK citizens waiting for an operation on the NHS (like myself) and so far have waited two years and suffering in silence with side effects of the problem, I am a wee bit jealous. Having a medical problem and being taken into hospital without having to wait. Oh to be a millionaire so I could pay for the operation myself.

So sorry I spoke of things which may cause her hurt.

Oh FGS Katie -give it a rest indeed!
It wasn’t a “student house” but “Sallies” (St Salvator’s with over 260 students) one of the larger Halls of Residence and while applicants would have been vetted for security reasons, to suggest the Middletons had the necessary clout to engineer a room for their daughter right above/below (?) that of William is taking your conspiracy theory too far.
Couples can meet at university - even at St Andrew’s-Paw and I did, in our first term in 1966

Good grief, a perfect example of what she has had to live with ,
snide comments about those she loves.

Katie59
give it a rest! all been said before! she's in hospital we don't need the history

The first public connection was at St Andrew’s University, whether they had met before I’m not sure, by some mysterious fixing they ended up in the same student house, that could not have happened by coincidence. Williams house mates would have been carefully screened by security, probably MI5, Catherine’s mother probably had the right connections. The relationship grew from there obviously she was not fazed by the prospect of being in the public eye and has remained confident since.

A sharp contrast with Harry’s experience of relationships, even when he found a woman who wanted him it was a stormy ride.

I note the private medical treatment of the Royals was referred to in a Question Time discussion tonight in Peterborough about waiting lists and the broken NHS.

I think it's a case of the idiot brother shooting his mouth off with another round of thoughtless allegations. Something to do with royal men being urged to marry someone who would fit the mold—as opposed to somebody who they actually loved? ie William chose Catherine because she was suitable and not because the ✨️ 🌟 aligned. Load of tosh.
Though I may be totally wrong! Either way, it isn't relevant.

Anniebach

LucyAnn GSM. I said allegations made

You’re being mysterious Anniebach - surely better to say outright who or what you mean. I’m not a follower of RF antics at all, but I’ve never heard rumours of William marrying Catherine for any reason ther than he wanted to.

Anniebach

Her husband chose her because she was suitable and not for love.

Racist

How about he chose her because he loved her and she was suitable?

Win Win!

Who is racist?

But what are these allegations Annie? I have no idea what you are talking about.