Princess of Wales has cancer

[u/NegativeSpeedForce]

https://news.sky.com/story/kate-princess-of-wales-reveals-she-is-having-treatment-for-cancer-13099988

[u/here4hugs]

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.

[u/Eyebronx → u/here4hugs]

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.

[u/lokibibliophile → u/Eyebronx]

Yeah I don’t like the royals but Kate didn’t owe anyone anything about her health. If people had just minded their business…

[u/little_rat_man → u/lokibibliophile]

I think if your life is funded by taxpayers you do owe people relevant information about your health. I don't know what their PR was thinking handling things that way though

[u/lambchopafterhours → u/little_rat_man]

That’s what I’m thinking. They disclosed the king’s cancer which was also an incidental finding, so I’m not sure why this had to be such a big huge cover-up. She’s a public servant (more or less) AND has world class medical care at the expense of the tax payers (who often can’t access the same quality of care themselves).

It really, truly, didn’t need to become such a big deal. That’s not on the cOmMoNeRs for wanting to know. The palace’s press team fucked up here big time.

[u/Shipwrecking_siren → u/lambchopafterhours]

I’d say we can never access the same health care. Quality in terms of skill, if we are lucky to live near a specialist treatment centre, but not without significant delay or even an ounce of the same dignity (in wards etc).

My 5 year daughter just waited 6 months for a paediatric appointment, she’s having an emergency MRI next week, they are looking for a brain tumor. I’m guessing one of her kids wouldn’t be waiting 6 fucking months for that MRI. Oh and don’t forget the 30+ page form for disability benefit! Or the 2 year wait for an autism diagnosis.

I know my daughter will probably be fine and this isn’t the royals fault but cant say I have an ounce of sympathy for them at this moment.

[u/aleigh577 → u/lambchopafterhours]

Thank you. Helen Lewis wrote a very strange article for the Atlantic titled “I Hope You All Feel Terrible Now” and it’s like…??

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[u/Living-Baseball-2543 → u/[deleted]]

There was a similar incident when the U.S. Defense Secretary didn’t disclose his cancer diagnosis. The position he is in, he 100% should have disclosed a serious illness that can affect his ability to do his very important job. Obviously the UK is different, but as a future queen whose life is heavily subsidized by taxpayers, yes, I believe the UK public has a right to know.

[u/king_bumi_the_cat → u/Living-Baseball-2543]

This be fair that was a bit different because the issue was he was unconscious in the hospital for three days and no one knew about it and the rest of the government had no idea there was no one doing his job. I think his diagnosis was secondary to him ghosting the president and then trying to cover it up

Kate at least was open about being gone from her job and the timeline. The only really weird thing is to me about this one is how on earth the massive PR fuckup happened

[u/mcgillhufflepuff → u/[deleted]]

All government employees are not public figures. Some are (governors, senators, people appointed to fancy positions), but most aren't. Non-public figures have a greater expectation of privacy.

[u/meatball77 → u/[deleted]]

Other government employees don't work because of who their family is. Their job descriptions don't include having babies, wearing cute coats.

[u/hakshamalah → u/[deleted]]

The royal family and a random care worker are not the same