princess of wales on the mend

Only the Royals?

Jimjam1

I am sure she will recover well, She would have received 5 class treatment. No waiting for a GP appointment. No waiting around on the phone for 45 minutes to speak to a receptionist to get a appointment even when you get through 2 week wait to GP. I’m sure if everyone is being honest money talks!!

Hear, hear! The Royals get 5 star treatment whereas the rest of us queue, wait and often die. The waiting time target for cancer treatment after diagnosis is 62 days and had not been met for about 40% of patients since 2014, worsening year on year. A British Medical Journal paper said even a month's wait could raise the death risk by about 10% for several forms of cancer.

She’s no thinner than I was at her age, and I had a very healthy appetite. Some people are just naturally thin.

I think 'painfully fat' might be a very good idea, many overweight people are in pain and they are not just gluttinous food stuffers, but people who struggle with their weight for various reasons. An acknowledgement of their pain might be a salutary reminder of the problems that many of them face.

the same with thin people. Many have hearty appetites, but cannot put on weight.

She is no thinner this year than a year ago

OldFrill

I don't think she's 'extremely thin' l think the majority of people are overweight and can't recognise a healthy body shape (or don't want to)

I agree with you.

catherine is an athlete and eats to maintain that! we have even seen her absailing, mountain biking, rowing, playing netball and tennis.
she was captain of the field hockey team at marlborough college school.

“Painfully thin’, “thin” - terms bandied about without thought. Imagine the outcry if “thin” was replaced with”fat”.

Some people are inherently thin. DGS, aged 13, is painfully thin - and always has been - and remains so, even though he is going through the teenage boy non-stop eating (and growing) spirt.

Everyone else in the family is of a differen, heavier build - except one grandfather.

Princess of Wales is probably similar.

Anyway, hope she's making a good recovery.

She has always been very thin

OldFrill

I don't think she's 'extremely thin' l think the majority of people are overweight and can't recognise a healthy body shape (or don't want to)

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She looks much thinner than my DD and DDIL and they're all slim (size 10).

I don't think she's 'extremely thin' l think the majority of people are overweight and can't recognise a healthy body shape (or don't want to)

rafichagran

Anniebach

It’s not a crime to choose not to speak publicly of it

No it's not, and her medical condition is no one's business. I find people speculating on it both intrusive and wrong.

Me too.

My money is on a bowel op- extreme thinness before may point to some kind of malabsorption disorder I thought but I could be wrong often am.

We don’t need to know the details in either case. I just hope both have a successful outcome.

Having seen the amount of speculation that the announcement about the King's cancer diagnosis engendered I can understand the reluctance to release no more than the basic details.

crazyH

I don’t know what the secrecy is all about. If King Charles can be open about his health, why not the rest of the RF ? It’s not a crime to be ill.

Well, not exactly. We do not know what type of cancer he has and we know that th Princess of Wales had an operation on her stomache, not, cancer and that is all.

personally, I do not see why we should have even that much information.

Anniebach

It’s not a crime to choose not to speak publicly of it

No it's not, and her medical condition is no one's business. I find people speculating on it both intrusive and wrong.

crazyH

I don’t know what the secrecy is all about. If King Charles can be open about his health, why not the rest of the RF ? It’s not a crime to be ill.

Perhaps she doesn't want her young children to know all the details. A parent's ill health can be incredibly frightening for young children, maybe especially when their grandparents have quite recently died.

It’s not a crime to choose not to speak publicly of it

I don’t know what the secrecy is all about. If King Charles can be open about his health, why not the rest of the RF ? It’s not a crime to be ill.

GrannyGravy13

I do not need to know the details of her operation, I am just pleased that she is on the road to recovery.

This.

I am sure she will recover well, She would have received 5 class treatment. No waiting for a GP appointment. No waiting around on the phone for 45 minutes to speak to a receptionist to get a appointment even when you get through 2 week wait to GP. I’m sure if everyone is being honest money talks!!

Well said GG13 👏
I’m sure you speak for most of us.

I do not need to know the details of her operation, I am just pleased that she is on the road to recovery.