King Charles

I hope Harry visits swiftly, talks with his father and his family at length, then Keeps It Private. Left to his own devices, I think he will.

And that'll be wrong, I'm sure.

I hope he keeps the conversations private too eazybee. He may not get another chance if he doesn't.

I wondered if the type of cancer might not have been disclosed because it’s one that doesn’t have a good prognosis. I sincerely hope not and wish His Majesty a swift and full recovery.

Today is the 20th anniversary of my husband's death. Until he was terminal only me and our children knew. When he was terminal he welcomed anyone who didn't treat him differently . That included very young family members. Because they just treated him as Uncle W. Not the man with cancer.

No body needs to tell me how hard it living with cancer . We always knew my husband wouldn't live 5 years he lived 3 . My mom had breast cancer twice and having young ones about made her feel better.

I wondered that too GSM; I hope not .

💐Whiff

When my DH was having treatment for an enlarged prostate they discovered bladder cancer. His was operated on had not spread to the muscle so required no further treatment.

I was bilingual in Welsh and English till I was 5 - apparently I could swear like a native.

whiff Surely each person has a different approach to dealing with cancer? My friend is not going to public places and is confining the number of visitors.
It’s possible to stay in touch with family via video call. I also think it might be traumatic for Megan and her two children to visit the UK. There may or may not be unfinished business but King Charles has other priorities now.
Maybe your family was spared the dysfunctional family which is part and parcel of royal life so was more relaxed about seeing grandchildren and in laws?

Whiff so much sorrow

kittylester a positive, that’s wonderful, I am a native and can
certainly swear in Welsh

My thoughts and prayers are with the King and Queen as well as other members of the royal family at this difficult time.

The royal family are a very close family , with just a few exceptions

mae13

Rishi was in there like lightening, speaking on 5Live. His PR people were quick off the mark - here we go......

So?
He’s the PM after all.

Skydancer

I felt extremely sad when I heard the news. I think King Charles is a kind and caring human being. He genuinely cares so much for the environment. I wish him a full recovery and a long reign.

That’s what I thought too.He’s only been King for five minutes and an unexpected cancer result.

Ronib I think you're right in that everyone has a different approach.

I'm really sorry if anyone has a cancer diagnosis .
It's a shame that King Charles hasn't had a few years to settle into his reign and perhaps enjoy it .
At least , the cancer has been diagnosed early .

We don't actually know what's wrong with the Princess of Wales - I hope that it's not serious .

It's tragic that Harry has caused his family so much pain and disappointment .

I think the type of cancer will be announced once Prince Harry has met his father. Most families would not tell everyone until all the immediate family have been told in person. That's how it was in my family with my cancer.

Even more important in the RF with the family dynamics.

Then the world and his dog can be told.

I’m not so sure. Once the type of cancer is announced all the experts will be wheeled out to talk about his prognosis, how likely it is to have spread and so forth. There will be huge speculation. I hope it’s kept under wraps until his treatment has been completed and he knows what the future holds. However we can imagine that the less savoury members of the press will be trying to buy information from anyone who may have access to it. I hope they fail miserably. Poor man, it’s so cruel when he has waited a lifetime to become King. I trust it won’t turn out to be literally a lifetime. He deserves time to see all his plans come to fruition.

I imagine Charles would have told his sons and siblings what type of cancer he has when he spoke to them originally.

I don’t think we shall hear any more about what form it is until the inevitable rumours start, no doubt from ‘a well placed source’.

I read an article about Bob Champion the other day which said how the research done by his charities about testicular cancer has meant one would be very unlucky to die of it. I admire the King for his stance on the environment and I hope he’ll be around for a long time to come because he will have so many things he will have had planned on environmental issues.

I doubt what type of cancer will be shared, fear of it being released

It has been reported that he was very pleased there was a reported increase in men coming forward for prostate checks after his recent announcement, so who knows, perhaps he may decide to say what kind of cancer he has too, in the hope that it may encourage others to come forward? At the end of the day, it should be his decision though.

I think there will be huge speculation about the type of cancer anyway for weeks to come. There will be false rumours. "Inside information" will be rife. The gutter tabloids will have a field day. Far better to release the information.

Kign Charles will have accurate information regarding prognosis from day one from his medical team. He won't be reading the press.
And to be flippant thank goodness he is having proper cancer treatment and not homeopathy.

Germanshepherdsmum

I wondered if the type of cancer might not have been disclosed because it’s one that doesn’t have a good prognosis. I sincerely hope not and wish His Majesty a swift and full recovery.

I know we shouldn’t speculate, but we do as we’re humans, and this was my first thought too.

But, unlike many others, treatment is instant?? How many people, who rely on the NHS, HAVE to WAIT to see a specialist? Cancer is horrible for anyone, but you can be sure, he'll get better treatment than those who are the same age, younger or older, who can't afford to go private.