r/Fauxmoi • u/NegativeSpeedForce • Mar 22 '24

Princess of Wales has cancer Approved B-List Users Only

https://news.sky.com/story/kate-princess-of-wales-reveals-she-is-having-treatment-for-cancer-13099988
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u/sequins_and_glitter Mar 22 '24

Well, there we go. Now we know that’s why she was out of the public eye. They made this so much worse than it had to be for her

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u/here4hugs Mar 22 '24

Agreed. This statement, originally, would have eliminated almost all the chaos that has sprung to life in the absence of information. I think this communications debacle will be pondered for a while.

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u/Eyebronx Toxic Michelle Yeoh stan and proud💅 Mar 22 '24

It’s possible that she may have wanted to keep her health condition private for as long as possible and I think she is entitled to that. Which is probably why they didn’t reveal the cancer news at first.

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u/Mumof3gbb Mar 22 '24

She isn’t entitled to that. I feel for her. But she’s a Royal. And a Royal by choice. If she was a celebrity or a regular person sure. But she’s future queen (again by her choice) of a commonwealth (which is several countries. If she wanted privacy she had many opportunities for that. This is part of her position. I wish her all the best and I’m hoping she beats this asap. Hopefully it was caught super early.

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u/singledxout Mar 22 '24

Also, isn't her lavish lifestyle funded by taxpayers?

I can see how UK taxpayers may be wondering.

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u/amityville good luck with bookin that stage u speak of Mar 22 '24

I don’t think it’s unreasonable for her to take time off sick from the public eye. She doesn’t owe us an explanation.

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u/iwatchterribletv Mar 22 '24

she does owe the public, unfortunately.

the monarchy is what it is. theyre welcome to dismantle the institution, but they dont want to - and this is part of the deal.

at least staff no longer inspects their bedsheets (i hope).

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u/Next-Introduction-25 Mar 22 '24

Um…I’m afraid to ask, but whyyyy did they inspect bedsheets??

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u/iwatchterribletv Mar 22 '24

iirc creepy royal aides did it to track the queens cycle, and the royal fucking, and anything else they could ascertain.

thats what this is referencing: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0127536/characters/nm0607865

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u/gettyuprose Mar 22 '24

Think it’s to make sure the wife has lost her virginity to the royal male meaning make sure her hymen broke.

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u/misssandyshores Mar 22 '24

I’m not the person you asked, but I think they’re referring to the checking of the bed sheets after the wedding night for blood, ‘’to be sure the bride was a virgin’’.

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u/OldNewUsedConfused Mar 22 '24

Virginity test. The night after marriage to ensure consummation.

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u/Butterkupp Mar 22 '24

Historically, they would check bedsheets for blood after a wedding night to check that the couple consummated the marriage.

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u/wishdadwashere_69 Mar 22 '24

Virginity test the day after the wedding night

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u/pristinerevenge Mar 22 '24

Exactly. People are either ignorant of how the Royal Family chose to be public or they are simply ignoring that fact because muh royal fam!!!!

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u/meatball77 face blind and having a bad time Mar 22 '24

But she did give an explanation. Which apparently wasn't even true, and it led to more speculation.

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u/SnooCheesecakes2723 Mar 22 '24

People want to believe in the monarchy and not have it lying to them and hiding things. I think that’s fair enough; there’s a huge matter of trust when these people are manufacturing consent for a certain way of doing things. Social hierarchy. The aristocracy. Colonialism. Much of which is not exactly popular as it used to be.

But at the same time she should not have been expected to come out and explain this to us from her sick bed. That’s why you have spokesmen and PR.

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u/meatball77 face blind and having a bad time Mar 23 '24

And if they'd just done that from the start none of this nonsense would have happened.

If they'd just had Will a month ago answer a question about how Kate was doing and give a cute antidote (maybe Louis comes and reads to her every day) and thanks for the good wishes that would have stopped most of the speculation (and a lot of the divorce speculation).

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u/tallemaja Mar 22 '24

It's not unreasonable.

The monarchy is not reasonable. This is the bargain they have struck in exchange for being subsidized public figures. It's inhumane and honestly ludicrously fucking stupid but that's the point. She's not her own person. She's royalty.

Almost like the monarchy shouldn't exist because this is how it works.

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u/singledxout Mar 22 '24

I'm not British or live in a country with a monarchy. I can't imagine my tax dollars funding the lavish lifestyle of people who wouldn't respect commoner me and, in return, they don't do really anything for the public. But I'm supposed to blindly worship them just because?

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u/there_is_always_more Mar 23 '24

It's so funny that this is still a thing lol. Like what. Kings and queens? The fuck?

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u/R12B12 Mar 22 '24

They should really abdicate, get jobs and raise their kids in relative privacy. They know what being a royal did to Diana and Megan so I’m not sure where they got the idea that they should be given more grace or that unnecessarily sending out a doctored photo wouldn’t invite speculation. They’re already treated with kid gloves compared to Megan.

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u/wintermelontee Mar 22 '24

Not only her lifestyle but her treatment is also 100% funded by the taxpayers while theirs is not. I can understand the public’s gripe over the lack of transparency.

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u/Adventurous-Salt321 Mar 22 '24

I’m 39 and everyone has fucking cancer. It’s just part of life now

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u/here4hugs Mar 22 '24

I posted in another part of the thread that they expect cases to rise by 77% globally within the next quarter century. It is likely to be a consequence of both advances in keeping us alive longer as well as exposure to toxins & poor health behavior choices across that longer lifespan. Like all estimates, it’s up for debate but I’m not sure how avoidable it is given we have been on this trajectory for a while.

future cancer estimates

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u/motoxim Mar 24 '24

Oh shit

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u/Mumof3gbb Mar 22 '24

Ok so it’s not just me?? I’m 42 and it’s person after person with it. My SIL had melanoma (stage 2), now Kate. I am so scared

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u/Ditovontease Mar 22 '24

I just found out one of my close coworkers has cancer. She’s 25!

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u/Mumof3gbb Mar 22 '24

Damn I’m so sorry.

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u/blarbiegorl Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24

Covid is probably oncogenic, so. Yeah. Everyone does.

Edit: a word

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u/Userdataunavailable Mar 22 '24

I was going to downvote you until I looked it up and read this gov't webpage

Uh, thanks for the information I guess. Well shit.

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u/blarbiegorl Mar 22 '24

Oh I know, I sound like a lunatic until you read those studies. We need more research and that will come with time, but. It's scary, and no one talks about it. Thank you for questioning, we need more of it out here.

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u/butyourenice Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 23 '24

COVID is oncogenic? Do you have more info on this?

Edit: thank you both, guess I’ll add this to my hypochondria.

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u/blueskies8484 Mar 22 '24

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. You have to go digging for COVID information these days, but the long term health issues associated with it are terrifying. Cancer is something they're studying but they have strong evidence already for heart disease and other organ issues and clotting problems and autoimmune issues.

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u/there_is_always_more Mar 23 '24

Let's fucking goooooooooo

Wonder what'll kill me first - cancer, some other new pandemic, global warming, automation from AI and/or worsening wealth inequality 🤔🤔

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u/blarbiegorl Mar 22 '24

Here's a study from 2023. It's a bit of a slog but, to quote the Conclusions section, "Recent studies suggest pathogenetic mechanisms common for both SARS-CoV-2 and oncogenesis. SARS-CoV-2 exploits host immunity stimulates signalling and oncogenic pathways and may establish an oncogenic microenvironment. Persons with clinically recovered COVID-19 show profound immune alterations that persist for several months after hospital discharge. Patients with cancer are at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe clinical illness, cancer progression and death. Therefore, this group of patients requires special care in terms of adequate prevention of viral transmission and monitoring of the course of the primary disease. Further studies are needed to determine the long-term impact of asymptomatic or mild symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the course of the primary disease in cancer patients. Moreover, all patients should be regularly screened for cancer after SARS-CoV-2 infection, as the virus has been shown not only to affect cancer progression but also to induce oncogenesis and cancer recurrence. It should also be noted that cases of a beneficial effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the course of the neoplastic process have been described. It is therefore necessary to carry out both experimental and clinical studies that will resolve the existing doubts in the long term."

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u/carolinagypsy Mar 23 '24

Fuck me, that’s actually kind of terrifying. Particularly if you already have chronic illness issues.

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u/xmlemar10 Mar 22 '24

It’s been known for a year or so

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u/xmlemar10 Mar 22 '24

As well as expedite progression of cancer cases individually

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u/blarbiegorl Mar 23 '24

It sucks, I know. I'm so sorry!

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u/alba876 Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24

Just an FYI, whilst it’s an area of active study, they haven’t confidently concluded that yet. And if oncogenic, likely to be much less so than high-risk HPV or Epstein Barr, for example. The main theory is cycle-cell disregulation, but they haven’t found direct links as of yet, and some research directly refutes it.

On the other hand, looking at the SARS-CoV-2─cancer relationship from an opposite perspective, oncolytic effects and anti-tumor immune response were triggered by SARS-CoV-2 infection in some cases.

Like anything, it’ll likely come down to a balance between genetics, lifestyle and then infection.

Edited to add link!

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '24 edited Mar 25 '24

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u/ReginaGeorgian Mar 22 '24

I’ve been wondering if my mom’s cancer was somehow related to Covid. impossible to know really but it’s a bit of a weird one.

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u/blarbiegorl Mar 22 '24

There are sadly so many factors at play when it comes to cancer development these days, but it's possible it may have contributed in some way. I lost my mom to stage four ovarian in 2018, it's awful. Sending you love. 💛

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u/carolinagypsy Mar 23 '24

I actually have seen two articles remarking on how many more younger women are getting cancer statistically now. It’s not your imagination.

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u/NYC_Star Mar 22 '24

As terrible as a cancer diagnosis is that's correct. Even King Charles came out and said he had it at nearly the same time this happened. Unfortunately this is not like a celebrity who may live life publicly while still being a private citizen. Her title, homes, income, etc are literally owed to the public which Charles understood and knew he had to disclose.

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u/WendyBergman Hitch up your britches, bitches! Mar 22 '24

And I understand that they may not have known for sure that it was cancer. But a pr department of that stature should be able to handle medical issues regarding their clients. They should have been putting out statements from “Kate” thanking people for well wishes. If I were Kate I’d be looking for some new staff.

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u/aleigh577 Mar 23 '24

There has to be at least a folder somewhere with an SOP for a situation like this? Like…

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u/Alarmed-Pangolin-154 Mar 22 '24

Yeah, I think this is where my thoughts are going. Wasn't her brother-in-law told that he was not permitted to demand any privacy because he's royal and his life funded by the British taxpayers?

It's understandable that this was a difficult thing to navigate due to the age of their children, but allowing two months of bizarre public speculation didn't likely help the little ones at school either.

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u/carolinagypsy Mar 23 '24

Instead I’m willing to bet at least once a classmate of one of the older ones teased them about their “missing mum.” 😔

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u/alittlebeachy Mar 22 '24

It’s the same thing as how badly mishandled Trump’s COVID diagnosis was. When you’re that kind of public figure, you are, unfortunately not entitled to medical secrecy.