I don’t care about the royals as figureheads, but I can empathise with people. Leave her alone, let her do what she needs to, hope for her kids she pulls through. I lost my mum to cancer at 29 and it broke me, I can only imagine who it would impact a child.
I can't tell you how many people I've blocked on Twitter over the last few months, who I previously thought were sensible. It was obvious she was seriously ill.
It has been diabolical how the media jumped on the bandwagon of the disgusting bullies. She announced in January that she had abdominal surgery and asked for time to recover but they just couldn’t leave her alone because they love attention and clicks. Nothing has been learnt from the last time when the prank call caused a nurse her life. I am not a royalist but after any surgery she needed space and time. I wish her and anyone going through cancer my heartfelt prayers and wish them a speedy recovery.
Only 62.3% of people in England received their diagnosis and started their first treatment within 2 months (or 62 days) of an urgent referral* in January 2024. The target is 85%. Therefore, 38% have to wait more than 2 months, in many cases a lot longer than 2 months.
@@hahmed6308 fair play, proper comeback with stats to prove your point. Mine was obviously based on personal experience but will always bow to those with greater knowledge
It was obvious from the outset that the Princess clearly had an extremely serious condition. A short statement with regard to the need for ongoing treatment and her vulnerability as a result would have allowed all decent outlets to back off. Its such a pity she had to spell it out in a manner which was clearly a massive challenge for her.
Sure, but it's valid Enough to say that many that have been in similar circumstances have tried to conceal the condition, as is their right. This includes the Princess of Wales.
Wishing the Princess of Wales a very speedy recovery ❤️🩹 Hope she can come through this horrible experience and is given privacy to recover from it hereon. 🙏🏼
Dear Princess of Wales, terribly sorry to hear about your condition, may you recover in mind, body and spirit, please do not let the bullies and vultures drive your choices. Focus on yourself and your family, as human beings, you don't owe anyone explanations about how you recover ❤
What amazed me was 1. Catherine did this in 1 take. 2. She wrote this by herself with no help from the Palace. She said she wanted this to be personal not from the Palace.
The media in Britain aren’t the issue, they’ve just been reporting what they know. The US media are the problem, they’ve been actively encouraging all the conspiracy theories.
Pero el problema principal fue en 🇺🇸 ellos comenzaron el dónde está Kate y los Británicos comenzaron después.. ( las matonas sussex .. comenzaron todo esté embrollo )
It proves cancer has no boundaries no class no gender specific , it’s a horrible illness and I speak from experience. kate needs her privacy and time to heal and recover. As I found out people want to know your business when your ill but soon disappear when it’s not news anymore
The same people who were coming up with wild theories online will be the same types who turned up at scene of the lady who was lost in the river and said they were investigators as they went through peoples gardens etc. Absolutely loathe them.
My worry is the Princess is already so thin the chemo can make her very ill. I agree she is so pale and looks sickly. Dear Lord please protect her and watch over her. A American that cares !
If it was handled in the way Charles did it, a super basic "It's a tumor, caught early, treatment is ongoing" people would have been sympathetic and left them alone as they have with Charles.
Sure, except many people do try to keep cancer diagnosis to themselves. My mother never told us of her uteruses cancer, nor my aunts stomach Cancer, at least till it was terminal. Though the princess of Wales, she has a right to hold her health to herself.
The difference is Charles doesn’t have young children and probably want time to find out how serious it was. And get the kids home from school to tell them.
Do we really need to put the burden on cancer patients to unwillingly announce their diagnosis to avoid invasive speculation than on the public to just...be better?
As much as this is an individual tragedy think about the thousands of people in similar situations who will not get prompt diagnosis, prompt treatment and will die as a result of the devastation of the NHS by the tories. Among the people who have cancer Kate is enormously lucky.
It’s incredibly poignant. The family that represents the nation is suffering from physical cancer. The nation meanwhile is suffering from a myriad of social and economic cancers
El rey no tiene niños pequeños.. Su diagnóstico podría decirlo sin ningún problema.. El de la princesa es diferente.. ELLA QUIERE PROTEGER A SUS HIJOS DEL COLEGIO..
And like what Emily said previously, a lot of people should be feeling a lot of shame now. We bullied a woman with cancer to 'out' herself. Disgraceful
Will it stop the trash speculating..No...the media and web followers just need to ignore them....I go through and click not interested, don't show me this again.
I think it’s perfectly fair that they need space while family are sick but I note there has been no discussion of adjusting the amount of public funds they are paid during this time. Most of the country could not take 3 months to recover from surgery at full pay. They would have to return to work or be unpaid. For my own family my father’s prolonged recovery from cancer left a severe gap in the house finances during my teenage years. This not the royals experience is the norm. Beyond that, for most families the sick persons spouse would not be able to stop working to support their loved one. In almost all cases if they could get permission from work to do this it would be unpaid leave. I think the issue with them stepping back is not that it happened but that it blows open the idea that as a nation what we pay to the royals is in exchange for their work. Their ability to choose what they do is at a time of family crisis highlights how privileged they are and that we pay them just for existing, not for what they give back to the nation.
Many of their costs will not change if they are ill, or not, for months on end - staff, "house" upkeep (palace?), costs, repairs etc Or are you saying they should be made homeless, without staff to deal with the media, cooking, cleaning, maintenance, diary commitments, charity requests etc etc etc etc
@Neilhuny They have a reasonable amount of personal wealth (besides what they own from being heir to the crown) and so if they choose not to work then they could pay personally. Many of the costs they incur are related to their working - security/travel costs are more expensive if undertaking events as a public figure for example. A reduction in these at present might actually mean that they are in a *better* financial situation if they are not undertaking duties whilst retaining their full income. The presenters on this and other news channels keep talking about how understandable it is that William not be able to work while she's ill. It's understandable to not *want* to work whilst your partner is sick so you can care for them and your children. I'm certain this is the case for most families in this situation (and that my mother would have wanted to do this when my father was sick). But for most people it's not a choice they can make whilst retaining their salary. If that’s a choice they make, they like others who do so, should have financial matters be a part of that decision, not something they don’t have to consider. In general I think it's ridiculous as has been done here and elsewhere to claim that they are sharing the experience of others in this situation - with a family member having a prolonged illness - when they are from the outset with their wealth in a position of privilege which allows choices others will never have the option to make (such as private healthcare ensuring immediate treatment), but are also being allowed to make a choice not to work without reducing their income in a way others cannot. I do not know for certain but I would be surprised if there was any other publicly funded position where this would be the case, and suspect the same of private employment. If they were both civil servants, the sick individual would stop getting full pay and go down to statutory after a contracted amount. Their partner would have to take holiday time and when this ran out unpaid leave if they could not/chose not to work. Many people in these situations are forced to return to work at a time that they would prefer not to due to finances. They are acting like all their income comes from personal wealth, making them free to make these choices with no accountability. Given that the former is not true, the latter should not be.
@@TheWizardsNose the reasonable us took it as one of two things. That she's fine and cocked up in a personally published a photo, this a non event, or she's very ill and tried to reassure.... The fact that the latter was supposed should have been enough to shut people up. But as ever the press must hound...
If it's "preventative" chemotherapy, does that mean they don't know that she actually still has cancer (as they've already removed the cancerous tissue they found)? I'll also point out that there are literally THOUSANDS of people who have cancer who struggle to get the medical attention and comfort they need, both of which things Kate obviously has in abundance. I'm not sure why there is no equal outpouring of love and support for all the other people with cancer? Kate seems like a nice person and has just as much value and importance as anyone else, but her only real distinguishing feature is that William married her. And William's only real distinguishing feature is an accident of birth. And it goes on and on.
In fairness, public outpouring of sympathy is not limited to the Royals. My partner went through cancer treatment last year and had tremendous support from family, friends and especially the superb medical team (doctors, nurses, support team and caring MacMillan team) that supported and treated him. Only the most narcissistic would probably not care. OK, she’s a Royal, but she’s also a mother of three children. Sure, she got treatment quickly probably because of her status, but those with money do jump the queue. If the government properly funded the NHS and paid staff what they’re worth then we’d all get rapid treatment.
So princess Katie fails the respect test?! Personally I would have preferred if people had shown her some respect by allowing her some privacy. But I suppose the next best thing is to call her 'HRH Catherine, Princess of Wales'!!!!
What is the reason for not telling the public what form of cancer is it? Even the king has not publicized his cancer illness. What would be the effects if they tell us. Fact is that whether they say it or not, it does not change their prognosis.
I am sorry she has cancer but she is no more special than any other person who has cancer. The difference is she can afford the best treatment. This is not news.
Who says she's special apart from the fact she's the next Queen of England. And despite that she found time to remember everybody who has. cancer with encouraging words . What a bitter and nasty person you must be .
You might not personally care, but I would argue that the 42 year old, future Queen of Britain and the Commonwealth having cancer is very much newsworthy.
@ElviraCondomine I said which you clearly ignored "I am sorry she has cancer" but elevating her to be better than other people with cancer is wrong morally, this is a private thing for her and her family, why do you think so many rumours and conspiracy theories went around. People are noisy. If you believe she is more important than anyone else, I hope it never effects you
@@markfarmer3948 I don't believe she is more important that anyone else, I'm a republican who wants the monarchy abolished but I still think it's news, regardless of her wait free treatment.
Oh for goodness sake! Emily. From the sublime to the ridiculous I believe there was a great deal of critical speculation on your behalf,...and now she' a saint?
The manipulated photo was not ridiculously because if they can lie about a photo they can lie about anything. Trust is important. When there is a lack of trust nothing matters.
Behave it was her photo her children she was just putting out a picture for mother's day as she always does. She did not want her illness talked about until her children broke up from school. Look at her you can see she's ill, so she wanted a nice photo of her family posted. A photo honesty is that all you can think of you need to give your head a wobble.
Was it my imagination but did Lewis act a little sheepish at times?! Made me laugh how an arch Republican could argue for full disclosure whilst simultaneously attacking the same institution in an earlier video....seemed a little two faced to me at the time. Perhaps he might want to reflect that his behaviour is perhaps part of the problem.
Many decades ago, the late Queen Mother's mantra was 'utterly oyster', i.e., say nothing, yet despite being hard as nails, her marshmallow exterior led to general adoration. Precisely when did the general public feel they were, in some way, 'owed' explanations about every personal detail of the lives of members of the Royal Family?
I am a monarchist - I think it is the best system politically, socially and financially for Britain - but that is irrelevant as all those expressing republican views have said. Whoever you are, you need time and space for your immediate family, particularly if young children are involved, to come to terms with what is happening to you. Far more important than being a future queen, she is a mother of young children
I watched the smug superiority in your previous broadcast on this subject just a few hours ago, echoes of which I can hear in this one. Now that the position is clear, have you lot no shame?
Catherine and the King will be back after their treatments. All you are bothered about is how much money you can make off them. Catherine is not important constitutionally the King is and he is carrying on his duties. As for now blaming the public, everyone I have spoken to over the past few weeks is disgusted at the way you the press have been treating Catherine, social media may toxic but the press have been atrocious. Now you want to be holier than thou and try to blame the British public. Get lost.
Were you really expecting the media to completely ignore it? Other countries around the world had almost as much media coverage about it as we had! It's on the royals themselves as to how this went down. Nobody forced them to release a doctored photo or segregate their announcements and encourage suspicion.
The reactions have been fascinating. Personally I haven't chimed in at all until now, but watching people jump at the chance to clutch their pearls and act superior to all those that were speculating about her disappearance is very strange. You can't stop rumors and speculation with clearly doctored photographs and prolonged silence.
The conspiracy theorists probably just want another mystery to chase but a lot of the speculation would have definitely been from a place of concern. Of course people cannot pass up the opportunity to assume bad intentions and cast aspersions.
I disagree with Louis. If the press had known about her cancer before photogate, the response to it would have been even worse, since the media would assume she must be at death’s door.
This doesn't make sense though. King Charles is an example of that, and now that we do know, the media aren't behaving in a particularly negative way around any assumption that she's at "death's door". They're wishing her well and a speedy recovery.
@@Woodzta Charles is different because he’s been visible since his health issues were announced. Kate, who the press are more fascinated by, hasn’t been. If people had known she had cancer and the first photo of her turned out to be edited, of course that would trigger a flood of speculation.
@@NeilTaylor1 I don't know why my post was deleted, but I'll try again. Charles is really only different based on the decisions they made. When you say "worse", it's hard to really tell what you mean. The media were sympathetic to King Charles after the announcement. They chose to release the edited photo. They chose for her to be completely out of sight. They chose to make the announcement yesterday, and again, this has effectively ended the speculation by the media and she is receiving best wishes. There's nothing to suggest that they had no control over the narrative, or that the media would have led with further negative conspiracies instead of the support and best wishes that she is receiving right now by said media.
We already had papers printing to leave them alone before she even made the announcement? It's insane to imply that they had no control over how this would go.
Even the statement by Kate is shady and vague. Here’s something fishy! Kensington Palace has strongly asked people not to speculate on what cancer she has or what stage it is. She said “cancer had been present”. A very vague statement and open to many speculations wither she even has cancer now or at any time.
@@hus390 what difference does it make to your life either way? Are the same with your neighbours, needing to know every little detail. Seems like a pretty shallow approach to your existence
If any of you had any modicum of the respect for her privacy, which you purport to have, you wouldn't have posted a single episode about this at all. Keep pretending you're better than "the media", while participating in exactly the filthy business as those that you like to pretend you're not
At (2:34) What a shady sentence! Does she have cancer or not? “Cancer had been present” A very vague statement and open to many speculations wither she even has cancer now or at any time. Kensington Palace has strongly asked people not to speculate on what cancer she has, or what stage it is. This smells!
The only thing that smells is your determination to foster a conspiracy theory, based on your ignorance of normal medical practice and the English language. "Cancer had been present" is not a shady sentence at all, and there's nothing vague whatsoever. It means that biopsies showed that the cancer was already there before the operation, and makes perfect sense in this context.
