Princess of Wales has cancer

I was so shocked and sad at this news. I wish her well with all my heart.
The royal family are certainly going through a lot lately. Here's hoping that she, and the King, make good recoveries.

PuddyCat

I wonder if all the posters who contributed some pretty horrible suggestions as to why William pulled out of the memorial service for King Constantine, on the 27th February, are feeling even just a little bit ashamed of themselves now? Some suggested that he was "off meeting his mistress: "like father, like son". Another (long standing) poster concurred and said that that was possible but, as Catherine had fought so hard to get him, she'd probably just turn a blind eye and carry on. They went to great lengths to justify their malicious, nasty comments when challenged too. So now that we all know that, on the day that William missed that memorial service, he'd just been informed that his young wife, and mother of his 3 children, has been diagnosed with cancer, all within weeks of the same news about his father; how do all the malice mongerers feel about what they've said? Any regrets? Any lessons learnt? Anything they'd like to add?

PuddyCat you'd hope they'd feel some shame for those vile comments.

It must have been so hard for Catherine to make that video. Telling my family and my children I had cancer and seeing the fear in their eyes was one of the worst moments of my life but at least nobody expected me to sit in front of a camera. I think she has been forced into this by all the rumour and speculation and it's just shameful. Hoping she makes a complete recovery and can be left in peace now.

Now that's rotten luck.
Being a Princess doesn't make a cancer diagnosis any less frightening I imagine.
Best wishes to her for a speedy recovery.
She's got no spare weight to lose. They'll have to feed her up after the chemo's finished.

lemsip

my heart goes out to Catherines parents and siblings also.

Yes, they must be devastated.

Urmstongran

I hope the press behaves itself over this.

My very best wishes to her.

Urmstongran

“ At this time, I am also thinking of all those whose lives have been affected by cancer. For everyone facing this disease, in whatever form, please do not lose faith or hope. You are not alone.”

This made both of us emotional this evening.

Me too. My thoughts are also with the Middleton family. No wonder Carole looked grim faced when she was pictured driving her daughter a week or so ago.

The strain on close family members cannot be underestimated.

I’m in Windsor where my DD lives and was so sorry to hear this. We were asked to comment by the BBC and had a photo taken as we passed Windsor Castle in our way for a meal.
My heart goes out to her.

my heart goes out to Catherines parents and siblings also.

“ At this time, I am also thinking of all those whose lives have been affected by cancer. For everyone facing this disease, in whatever form, please do not lose faith or hope. You are not alone.”

This made both of us emotional this evening.

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 that

First and foremost she is a mother, daughter, wife, sister.

I wish her well.

I hope the paparazzi along with SMS respect her privacy.

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.

Another one wishing Princess Catherine a speedy recovery, must have been horrendous all the press speculation and intrusion the last few weeks.

Callistemon21

Namsnanny

I really don't see why it is necessary to carp on about anything other than PW illness or perhaps our own family and friends who have also suffered similarly, on this thread.

Me neither.
Nothing else is called for under the circumstances.

She is so young and the children are still very young. What trials they are all going through at the moment, I wish them all well as I would any family who is going through the same, as so many of us have.

I wish them all well as I would any family who is going through the same

I sat with a family, Mother (lost her hair) in 20's baby still breast feeding, young man obviously at his wits end in the waiting room the other day. I did my best to entertain the little one whilst they went into see the oncologist.
I haven't been able to stop thinking about them since.

I've just watched the PW again, and I think of her lovely hair, perfectly styled, hopefully she won't loose it. Not everyone does .

Summerlove AP news pulling the photo, does not mean the changes were significant. These were special issue photos, not news photos. I assume they did it because of all the hoo hah, a question of discretion being the better part of valour.

So, so sad. What a shock.

Such an impressively articulate and brave message for the public. The poor girl. She could have done without the whipped up nonsense about that lovely photo.
I hope Catherine is back to full health and strength for her family and, eventually, for us. We all wish her well.

I like many others have a DD who is the same age and like you all hope the press will leave them to heal as a family both physically and mentally, but somehow I doubt very much this will happen. Why do we need to know everything

Namsnanny

I really don't see why it is necessary to carp on about anything other than PW illness or perhaps our own family and friends who have also suffered similarly, on this thread.

Me neither.
Nothing else is called for under the circumstances.

She is so young and the children are still very young. What trials they are all going through at the moment, I wish them all well as I would any family who is going through the same, as so many of us have.

A cancer diagnosis is devastating especially if you have young children. I wish Kate well and to be left in peace to rest while she is going through treatment.

Summerlove
My partner spent his whole working life in the printing trade.
You have no idea how many of the great and the good he has altered ( in a very small way) and you had no idea 🤷‍♀️

I really hope she has a good outcome and complete recovery it’s shocking when anyone gets such a devastating diagnosis.
I wish her well.

I wonder if all the posters who contributed some pretty horrible suggestions as to why William pulled out of the memorial service for King Constantine, on the 27th February, are feeling even just a little bit ashamed of themselves now? Some suggested that he was "off meeting his mistress: "like father, like son". Another (long standing) poster concurred and said that that was possible but, as Catherine had fought so hard to get him, she'd probably just turn a blind eye and carry on. They went to great lengths to justify their malicious, nasty comments when challenged too. So now that we all know that, on the day that William missed that memorial service, he'd just been informed that his young wife, and mother of his 3 children, has been diagnosed with cancer, all within weeks of the same news about his father; how do all the malice mongerers feel about what they've said? Any regrets? Any lessons learnt? Anything they'd like to add?

I was in tears watching Catherine, so brave and positive dealing with her cancer diagnosis, I think she has been treated really badly by some people all that stupid photo business etc. she is entitled to her privacy about her health, she doesn’t look well and she thinks of everyone else first, I really hope she makes a full recovery and she is left alone to have her treatment. That famiky has had so much to deal with.

Apart from the fact that IMHO GNHQ have deleted the wrong thread - my views remain as follows
i was incredibly moved by her calm and courageous statement and trust that the vile rumour mongers, the gossip spreaders , the nay sayers and point scorers - and you know who you are - now crawl back under their respective stones.