Princess of Wales has cancer

I heartily agree with all the sympathetic,caring posts on here. Obviously some people have never had to deal with any serious health issues in their own or close family,s lives. I,too hope they all feel totally ashamed and embarrassed at their speculations. The tabloid press,too should hang their heads in shame! The only thing left to say is to echo others in wishing Catherine well and sincere hopes that the treatment is 100%successful.

I'm not sure why this thread needs to be deleted. It's people expressing their concern and good wishes to Catherine. She said in her statement that the good wishes mean a lot to her. I know she won't see this, but I can't see the harm.

Maybe those who are of the opinion that our royal family are scroungers living the life of Riley, might consider a life the y are born into, has massive downsides. They can't even be ill in peace without endless speculation, snide comments and even those who would want to access their private medical records. Catherine has acted with courage and dignity and has risen above all the social media crap, yes the likes of Owen Jones, Kim Kardashian and others should go away and hang their heads in shame, maybe consider what it is they think they bring to the world compared to Catherine who actually brings some joy to people rather than disgust.

the likes of Owen Jones, Kim Kardashian and others should go away and hang their heads in shame

They're much closer to home than these 👆

There is nothing wrong with this thread, but a couple of the individual posts are offensive. I would have preferred that the other thread concerning the Princess of Wales had continued but the entire thread was deleted, not sure why.

eazybee

There is nothing wrong with this thread, but a couple of the individual posts are offensive. I would have preferred that the other thread concerning the Princess of Wales had continued but the entire thread was deleted, not sure why.

Deleted as a duplicate thread, possibly at the OP's request.

TerriBull

Wishing her a complete recovery. I felt very moved by her quiet dignity yesterday, feeling that she had been forced into making a statement whilst recovering to quel all the swirling rumours. Very hard for both Catherine and William dealing with her illness, endless speculation and trolling whilst simultaneously trying to reassure and shield their children.

I think the main reason for her having to make the announcement is it seems that her records have been accessed and offered to American media so she had no choice if this is true. My heart goes out to her, I know when I was diagnosed I only wanted close family to know and my daughter-in-law who was diagnosed last May was the same. I also feel for Prince William who must live in dread of his children losing their mother at an early age as he did. I will never forget how utterly devastated our son was when he came to tell us about our DIL’s diagnosis, we were able to put our arms around him and comfort him, I know William is close to the Middleton family but he must yearn for the comfort of his mother at a time like this.

Delia22

I heartily agree with all the sympathetic,caring posts on here. Obviously some people have never had to deal with any serious health issues in their own or close family,s lives. I,too hope they all feel totally ashamed and embarrassed at their speculations. The tabloid press,too should hang their heads in shame! The only thing left to say is to echo others in wishing Catherine well and sincere hopes that the treatment is 100%successful.

Agree 100%

As well as sympathy for the Princess, also spare a thought for her mother who must have known the truth for some time now. Imagine having to listen to the toxic speculation and keeping this heartbreaking secret to yourself. Then imagine watching your daughter sitting in front of the cameras and revealing to the world what, for any ordinary family, would be their own business and of no salacious interest to anyone else.

Calipso

Summerlove

How very sad. I wish her a speedy recovery.

Still doesn’t change the fact that KP really screwed the pooch with the pr disaster they managed. Sweeping that under the rug sets a dangerous precedent for the future.

I don't understand your phrase 'screwed the pooch'
Can you explain?

Apologies if this has already been explained - I don't have time to read all the posts - it means that you have made a big / serious / embarrassing / whatever - mistake.

... one which, IMO, has been much over-hyped.

I did like the observation made by the BBC's royal correspondent (online)... "That creaking is the sound of a lot of necks being wound back in".

Unfortunately, I believe it's only temporary, the over-inquisitive are seldom satisfied until they have all the details.

annodomini

As well as sympathy for the Princess, also spare a thought for her mother who must have known the truth for some time now. Imagine having to listen to the toxic speculation and keeping this heartbreaking secret to yourself. Then imagine watching your daughter sitting in front of the cameras and revealing to the world what, for any ordinary family, would be their own business and of no salacious interest to anyone else.

Yes, goodness knows how her poor parents must be feeling, as well as her sister and brother.
They must want to throw a protective shield around her.

I suspect many on here have had to deal with hearing the same news Catherine has had to process. Or have members of their own family who are still dealing with it.

I've had the diagnosis - twice.

Heartfelt sympathy and best wishes to everyone dealing with this, and particularly Catherine who, unlike us, has to cope with public scrutiny.

The other thread was mine and I requested it be deleted as it was posted within a minute of this one so duplicate

Callistemon21

eazybee

There is nothing wrong with this thread, but a couple of the individual posts are offensive. I would have preferred that the other thread concerning the Princess of Wales had continued but the entire thread was deleted, not sure why.

Deleted as a duplicate thread, possibly at the OP's request.

“Possibly at the OP’s request”?

Most definitely not! All I asked for was them to remove the words “chemo starting soon” from the title as someone appeared to be offended by it, even though as Kate said herself “I am at the early stages of chemo”.

I have apologised if it offended anyone and can do no more. A couple of people have pointed out that her post was harsh and unnecessary as it was a genuine mistake.

lemsip

*The other thread was mine and I requested it be deleted as it was posted within a minute of this one so duplicate*

Thank you for that lemsip. Our posts just now must have crossed!

I will await an apology from Callistemon21. 😉

eazybee

There is nothing wrong with this thread, but a couple of the individual posts are offensive. I would have preferred that the other thread concerning the Princess of Wales had continued but the entire thread was deleted, not sure why.

I see nothing wrong with the thread either. I can’t remember seeing anything offensive either. I admit I was surprised to see someone say this thread should not be for GNs to share their similar stories which I thought was a rather bizarre thing to say as everybody is shocked and saddened by the news. But even that did not offend me.

It would be quite ridiculous to remove the thread because. It is wall to wall coverage the world over.

Everybody seems to be

I think that all those newspapers that printed vile things about her should be boycotted the way The Sun is in Liverpool….

MayBee70

I think that all those newspapers that printed vile things about her should be boycotted the way The Sun is in Liverpool….

I think they should each make a large donation to a cancer charity.

Felt so sorry for her as I would anyone going through what she’s going through.hope the press leave her be now.

Primrose53

lemsip

*The other thread was mine and I requested it be deleted as it was posted within a minute of this one so duplicate*

Thank you for that lemsip. Our posts just now must have crossed!

I will await an apology from Callistemon21. 😉

I'm confused.

I said the other thread was deleted presumably at the OP's request as that is what lemsip said she would ask GNHQ to do.
Not referring to your thread, Primrose and yours was started first.

So I have no need to apologise.

Anyway, that is a distraction.

Harris27

Felt so sorry for her as I would anyone going through what she’s going through.hope the press leave her be now.

A cancer diagnosis is devastating for anyone. However, most of us are allowed to get on with surgery, treatment, with the support of our loved ones, without all the press and media intrusion.

I hoped the Princess of Wales won't be pressurised to get back to work, to issue photographs to show her progress and that she can have some peace and quiet to recover. I hope the children will be left alone too, it must be a frightening time for them.

Urmstongran

I admire her dignity in making such a calm measured statement. Now leave her and the family to go through the treatment programme in the hope that all goes well.

I Echo this….💐💐

lemsip

i have asked for this thread to be deleted out of respect for Catherine and William.

in my report I stated that I don't suppose it will be. maybe others with any feeling should ask the same.

this is the reply from gn.

MN Report Post
11:47 AM (42 minutes ago)
to me

Hello and thanks for your report.

We do expect that Gransnetters will want to discuss stories they've seen on the news. Provided the discussions stay within our Talk guidelines, we're unlikely to delete them. Please do report any posts you think we should take a look at.

Best wishes,
Annie
GNHQ

*So why don't you stop, have some respect for Catherine! It's
NOT about you/us.*

Primrose53

eazybee

There is nothing wrong with this thread, but a couple of the individual posts are offensive. I would have preferred that the other thread concerning the Princess of Wales had continued but the entire thread was deleted, not sure why.

I see nothing wrong with the thread either. I can’t remember seeing anything offensive either. I admit I was surprised to see someone say this thread should not be for GNs to share their similar stories which I thought was a rather bizarre thing to say as everybody is shocked and saddened by the news. But even that did not offend me.

It would be quite ridiculous to remove the thread because. It is wall to wall coverage the world over.

Everybody seems to be

I admit I was surprised to see someone say this thread should not be for GNs to share their similar stories which I thought was a rather bizarre thing to say as everybody is shocked and saddened by the news.

'Sharing' these stories is what makes us human. Catherine, I'm fairly sure, would acknowledge that.

So many people are now living with cancer (I'm one of them) and their experiences can often encourage and comfort, and ease that sense of isolation one might feel after such a diagnosis. I see nothing wrong in GNs contributing their stories.

At this moment, I am thinking of Carol - as a mother of 3 children , and grandmother to 6, who at various times had ‘scares’, you wish that you could take the problems on yourself. Fortunately for me , all turned out well. I hope they all have the strength to climb this mountain, as her brother James has said. It’s agony for the parents - hope it all works out well for them.