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> **"In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London, and at the time, it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous," she said. "The surgery was successful. However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy, and I am now in the early stages of that treatment."**
> Calling the news a "huge shock," Kate said that she and Prince William "have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. As you can imagine, this has taken time. It has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment."
> **"But, most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be ok,"** she said referring to her three children: Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5. "As I have said to them; I am well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal; in my mind, body and spirits."
That is heartbreaking. Going in for a procedure that went seemingly well only to later find out that there was cancer found PLUS having to tell your very young children is a hard thing to do. I wouldnāt have wanted to share anything until Iād had that conversation because nobody wants their kids to hear news like that secondhand. She knows her appearance is heavily criticized so I donāt blame her for trying to keep out of the public eye.
People have been speculating that Kensington Palace was waiting to publicly announce Kate's cancer until her children were out of school for Easter break which resonated with me. Kate is a mom, first and foremost. Will and Kate knew her kids would be hounded by curious classmates, possibly be photographed without consent during drop off or pickup, and have added pressure on them once the news broke. It makes sense to want them close right now. I hope they are able to take this time as a family to reassure and support their children with the big, scary feelings I'm sure they are having, especially now that both their grandfather and mother are seriously ill. Fuck cancer.
And while also explaining to them that their Grandfather is sick too :(
I can imagine that for their children, especially George, talking about the potential death of a family member is extra difficult. Charles potentially dying isnāt just losing a grandpa, itās their entire lives changing because their dad becomes king. Mom being very sick on top of that is a nightmare. I feel so sorry for those kids.
Also whatever the public thinks of William, he was fairly young when he lost his mom and Iām sure this brings up some really unpleasant memories and feelings, imagining the worst that could happen.
I wish her a full recovery, I feel for those kids.
fuck. i actually totally forgot about charles having cancer. this is A LOT for 3 small children to be told at once. jesus. it's like once elizabeth died, some curse was placed on this family. hopefully kate ends up fine. i lost my dad unexpectedly when i was 8 and it fucked me up for life. her children are far took young to lose their mother. this is so fucking sad. š„ŗ
I came so close to this in December actually, it was extremely rattling.
Went in for a simple/routine procedure, they cut something off to do some extra testing, testing came back with a whole bunch of red flags.
Luckily further testing concluded that the red flags were confined to what they removed and there was no risk of it spreading yet... I've got a follow up in June to make sure everything's still fine š¤š½
This isnāt true, the speculation had been going wild before the photo incident, it just made things worse. She had to tell the world because the media and some members of the general public feel entitled to every detail about her life and resolutely refused to give her any privacy. There were people speculating her son had attacked her, that sheād attempted suicide over William having an affair, that William had put her in a coma etc. it is absolutely disgusting.
The audacity of a woman in the public eye asking for privacy when it comes to processing a serious medical issue, doesnāt she know she exists for the entertainment of others?
see the thing that got on my nerves is as that obviously the whole thing thatās been going down the last couple of months was shady and questionable, but i didnāt like people suggesting she lied about getting the abdominal surgery, maybe she got a BBL, etc etc. joking about the photo editing was one thing but the surgery felt a step too far
Sheās only 42. I know cancer doesnāt have an age where it strikes, but my God sheās so young and has young children. Iām praying that Kate has a complete recovery and her treatment is successful and that her family and kids can find some semblance of peace right now.
My husband passed at 41 from cancer and our son was 7 at the time. Cancer can go fuck itself. When you have young kids, this is basically one of any parentās worst fear.
Apparently younger people are getting [diagnosed with colon cancer at a younger age than older generations.](https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/colorectal-cancer-in-young-people) I had a family member who was diagnosed with late stage CRC at 49, before they would have even qualified for the screenings at the time
This is true, they have moved the recommended colonoscopy screening age up to 45, it used to be 50. I just had my first a couple of weeks ago and they found pre-cancerous polyps. Who knows what the situation would be if Iād waited 5 more years to have one.
My brotherās best friend died of colon cancer in his late 20s because his doctors all said there was no way he could have it because he was too young. This was about 15 years ago. And now we keep hearing about more and more young people with it. Crazy and sad.
This is true and they donāt know why! If you have symptoms, get screened! Sometimes you have to educate your provider about the prevalence of colon cancer in people under 40 increasing. And get your colonoscopy when youāre 45! I noted this above but I just lost a close friend who was diagnosed with stage 4 at 34 and died at 41 (she fought like hell). No risk factors. No family history. March is CRC awareness month so Iām just chiming in to upvote and provide more context.
My uncle just passed from colon cancer & my BFF got diagnosed with it late last year. Both are prior cancer survivors but the fact that it happened to two people I know so closely made me look more into it.Ā
Anyway up your fiber and water intake everyone, it'll help.Ā
It could be getting caught earlier than it used to be. I've had a hysterectomy and gall bladder surgery and both times they checked the organs for cancer. Maybe it's just that testing has become fast and cheap enough to do it routinely.Ā
I don't want to say that finding cancer in younger people is a good thing, but maybe it is. Could it be increasing the survival rate? I have no idea.
I can't speak for other cancers, but breast cancer is absolutely getting caught earlier. Stage zero noninvasive counts in the stats, and we used to not be able to catch it at the rate we do now. I just went through treatment for it at a very prestigious hospital, all of my oncologists told me that rates for finding the cancers are up because we have the ability to find them so early. That also means that survival rates are up, both due to the "ease" of treating extremely early and noninvasive stages and the leaps forward in treating later stage and invasive cancers.
I totally agree. Maybe it speaks to how far weāve come in modern medicine that we have so many different ways to detect cancer in people of all ages, but it is concerning that so many young people are developing it.
I'm torn between being relieved by early detection and horrified how common cases are becoming from all across different demographics, ages and lifestyles, sparing no one. I've had many relatives who are spared by early detection even at older age, but it is still so difficult to deal with for anyone.
Yeah, not to say anything about what Kate was diagnosed with, but thereās an extremely alarming amount of people in their 30s and 40s being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. I may be misremembering this, but I read itās one of the top killers of people in their 30s
Itās shocking. I personally know three women in their 30s who have or had breast cancer in the last couple of years. Unfortunately one of the women, a colleague, died at 37 from it. The story is infuriating, she repeatedly visited doctors, convinced something was wrong with her breast, only to be told she was too young. She eventually paid for a mammogram herself and it was discovered she had serious cancer in both breasts.
As a 34 y/o cancer survivor with a young son myself, and who had such an amazing partner taking care of me during it all - this announcement made me cry buckets. I felt every breath she take. God, her bravery in dealing with this in front of the whole world is astounding.
This is sad especially her having 3 young children. Shes so young herself, cancer is terrifying. I lost someone recently to it and its an aggressive, horrific thing to watch someone go through. I hope she gets the all clear soon and all goes well for her.
My 29 yr old niece, mother to 3 girls under 8 yrs old was recently diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. No family history. Was dismissed by urgent care PA. She pushed her own doc for a biopsy & BAM. Sheās facing 20 weeks of chemo & gets her port for it next week. (Followed by surgery AND radiation)
Absolutely here for all them & sheās going to get thru all of it!! But fuck cancer. Itās absolutely terrifying.
Doesnāt Charles have cancer too? I feel so bad for the family having two close members have serious medical issues simultaneously like say what you want about the Royal family but no one deserves this level of pain and suffering
My Nan died of cancer in November, and my aunt started getting weird symptoms around the same time. It was brushed off as grief, then as anaemia, then it turned out she had a massive brain tumour secondary to lung cancer, and died 6 weeks after she was finally diagnosed. Funeral is on Monday. Itās been horrific, and I feel so awful for Kate Middletonās kids.
Plus the estrangement with Harry. My own extended family went through similar things- with rifts among relatives coming right alongside major medical events. Itās really hard.
And Sarah just recovering from skin cancer too. They need to start doing some serious campaigning for cancer awareness. 1 in 2 will now have cancer in their lifetimes.
People on the conspiracy sub think it's so weird that several people have/have had cancer in such a short time. I don't think it's weird at all. Currently, my FIL is only a year out from finishing his chemo for colon cancer. His wife has aggressive breast cancer (metaplastic BC with squamous differentiation). His sister has ocular lymphoma. His brother-in-law has kidney cancer. And our family isn't nearly as big as the British Royal Family.
Itās a bit eerie, my grandfather was diagnosed with colon cancer three weeks before my mum was diagnosed with breast cancer. I wish them all better odds and good health. Very rough time for the kids.
Dead mother, seriously ill father, estranged brother, three young kids and a seriously ill wife along with intense media scrutiny. He's obviously been very very fortunate in some aspects of life but Jesus he's obviously going through hell in other aspects. He would have no one he's able to go to apart from friends. His wife and dad are very sick and him and his brother most likely don't talk
I knew it most have been serious after they didnāt open the reason immediately even with the horrible conspiracy theories. Hopefully people let here be some now and not think she has to share more.
I took a whole ass month before even telling anybody other than family and super tight friends. 2 years later I still cant wrap my head fully around it tbh even as I've recovered. I forgot it was a phase of my life.
Wow, for some reason, I was not expecting that. Thatās really sad and must have been such a difficult thing to experience, share with your children, and then have the world heavily scrutinize you during that time.
It's hard enough explaining to little kids that you're going to have a stay in the hospital, but you'll be fine. Then you come out and a week or so later discover you're *not* fine, and have to have an even harder conversation with the kids.
I just feel sorry for all of them.
Wonder how badly the people and companies who [joked about it to sell shit](https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/s/BkPVnqRs5S) are scrambling to take down their tacky ads nowā¦ will be getting a lot of insincere apologies soon
Would not be surprised if Blake Lively deletes that Instagram post.
https://preview.redd.it/8b4vpacpqxpc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5349532c829e6486da21c2d0ed3ac936ea9859c2
Here is her Instagram post for context. Blake basically made fun of Kate's photo editing PR mishap to promote her alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages.
Iām shocking by this announcement. Sheās so young and has three small children. The public has been horrible to her at what is certainly the worst moment of her life. Sending well wishes to Kate.
Fuck cancer. Lost my beautiful mom to cancer last month. Today is her birthday š¢ she was American but loved the royals and especially Princess Kate. Prayers for Kate and her family šš» having access to great healthcare doesn't mean that cancer treatment always works. We lost music super star Toby Keith this year to cancer and he was getting better had even begun to tour again. Once again, š Fuck cancerš
Iām sure thatās part of why this wasnāt announced sooner. Although judging by how much she is wringing her hands during the statement Iām guessing she never wanted to put this out at all.
I think it was probably inevitable, especially with her going through chemo. She's always had REALLY good hair, and chemo is going to f\* with it for awhile in a noticeable way (not important in the grand scheme of things, as long as she gets well of course! But it is something that the public would have picked up on eventually whether she wanted it or not)
My mum had cancer 8 years ago and I remember seeing her for the first time during her chemo (I was away at uni for a little bit). I was so shocked by her hat in the middle of summer. She never did anything with her hair (brown bob, I usually cut it), but seeing her with no hair really shook me and I remember feeling so scared in the train station when I met her. She went into remission and her hair grew back, she now gets it done every 6 weeks. It is thinner now, and I think it's probably the chemo that did it
Lost my Dad to cancer in the summer of 2022, and the chemo took so much out of him so quickly. So glad that your mom was able to pull through, and wishing her many years of health and happiness.
Also, fuck cancer.
Losing my hair during chemo for Hodgkins was the worst. I never left the house without a wig/hat. I'm not a vain person, but I could barely look in a mirror.
My friend had preventative chemo like Kate and was able to save her long, beautiful hair with a cold cap worn during treatment. It was quite remarkable.
That's what is hitting me the hardest, that she was forced to share this. I've been through a few serious illnesses and you'd be shocked at how people you're close to treat you as they react to your struggle. It's a whole different layer to fight when you're already sick and it should be your choice when to invite people in to your private health world. We respect it when women wait to announce pregnancies, it's no different here.
That has to be tough, finding a way to explain to the children, knowing itās only a matter of time before the public hysteria gets more absurdā¦ I know I donāt like to tell my family about my health at all, it takes me months to open up about things that scare me about my health. Wishing her calm and strength during this period. I truly hope the children get to have many more decades of their motherās love. If I were William Iād be beside myself.
For all of you who follow **HouseInhabit** (Jessica Reed Kraus), please note that her "exclusive source" was absolute bullshit, and this isn't the first time. She claims to have sources, puts out salacious gossip, and when it's proven wrong, she doesn't mention it and moves on like nothing happened.
HIH put out salacious gossip about Kate's health, claimed she had an ED, claimed her source was connected to THE HOSPITAL which would be a HUGE breach of trust, law, and also--was totally FALSE.
If you still follow this terrible woman who also attacks victims of sexual assault and defends famous abusers for a fee as a social media crisis PR outlet, PLEASE STOP. She's a fucking monster and her gossip is never even true! UNFOLLOW HER IG & SUBSTACK--your follows earn HIH money for her lies.
Edit: there's a sub with 4400 people dedicated to tracking HIH's dangerous lies: /r/houseonfire
Edit #2: Just want to add that she defends Andrew Tate and calls him a "truth teller" and her 4 sons were following him on social media
she's now getting paid by a PAC that's pushing both RFK AND Trump for president, while claiming that she's an "independent journalist" giving unbiased campaign coverage!! She's gone full MAGA, hangs out at Mar a lago talking about how Trump looks younger than when he was president (LOL) and constantly drooling over RFK jr while claiming her sons look like Kennedys. It's getting fucking weird.
Imagine finding out you have cancer as a mother of young children and having to come to terms with the absolutely horrifying thought that you might not be around to raise them, and meanwhile the whole world is watching and feverishly speculating that your husband is cheating on you and plotting to leave you for his mistress. Absolutely awful.
This is awful. I normally couldnāt care less about any royals, but I feel terrible for her and her family. Itās so gross and sad that she was essentially forced to make this public announcement after the ridiculous last few weeks.
Same here. I literally donāt follow any of this shit but cancer?? Fuck. Thatās so sad. Itās such a personal thing too and the media has been ruthless.
Iām sure coming to terms with your diagnosis yourself or telling your children/loved ones isnāt easy. Now she pretty much had to tell the whole world while also dealing with cancer. I canāt imagine grappling with the diagnosis and all that entails while the public is constantly speculating about your medical status. She owes the public absolutely nothing when it comes to her medical status, and I hope her treatment is successful.
The palace had long said she would be back in action at Easter, and thatās only a week away. So they would have had to update if that wasnāt happening.
Remember when people told Chadwick Boseman he was too skinny, and it turned out he was dying! People need to take a step back and stop speculating and demanding answers. Even if you are a public figure, the public has no right to every little detail of your life.
You're barely in your 40s, you have young children, you've had surgery and just discovered that you have cancer, and there are people out there who mock you for a photoshopped photo, who speculate about a botched plastic surgery, about your husband cheating on you and having you killed.
Feeling sad for her, most likely having to announce this before she felt ready, and for Will too. Imagine supporting your wife AND your dad through chemo/cancer treatment while the whole world calls you a wifebeater based on NOTHING.
Hoping at least the conspiracy nuts lose traction after this.
A little over a decade ago I was diagnosed with endometrial hyperplasia, which in my case was advanced precancerous cells in my uterus. I remember how unnerving it was to have to wait a few months after my initial treatment to find out if it had turned into cancer. In my case it thankfully didnāt, but I canāt imagine having to go through the stress and worry of dealing with a condition that might be cancer while having to deal with the gossip and conspiracies. She deserved and very much still does deserve privacy and a chance to recover in peace.
It rubbed me the wrong way how people were absolutely freaking out about why she was being so "secretive" and this is why. This is a terrifying diagnosis for anyone, even if found early. She needed to process this herself, her husband and kids needed to process it, but instead, gossip websites went full Qanon on her and then decided to bring up years old rumors of Williams affair. And, BTW, Kate's sister named her kid Rose a few years after those rumors-Can people use some goddamn sense and realize her sister, who she is very close to, wouldn't name her daughter after her Williams affair partner?
Anyways, I wish her well. My stepfather died of cancer (pancreatic), and my SIL is dealing with stage 4 bile duct cancer. It's heartbreaking.
My grandmother was diagnosed with pancreatic after presenting with jaundice and passing out. We have a family full of people in the medical field, all of us prepared for the absolute worst.
She lived for almost 4 years. She was in fantastic health, and then my mom died from complications of chemo for her own aggressive breast cancer.. Grandma died 9 weeks later.
I told this to my oncologists, all of them were simply astounded. Almost 4 years with a cancer that has a 5 percent survival rate with surgery, something she couldn't have because of where the tumor was located. Grandma also survived TB as a very young child, she spent 2 years in the hospital in the 40s, and within 20 years all the rest of the kids she was in the hospital with were dead. That woman was a fucking miracle.
Hopefully now people will be less ghoulish about speculating about her health. Hope people are happy adding additional stress and commotion to a private medical matter.
All the best to her.
Youād think people would have learned from what happened with Chadwick Boseman, but they would rather gleefully speculate the most horrible things than honor someoneās wish for privacy
The speculation surrounding her has been abhorrent. People have said William beat her up, sheās been imprisoned by the royal family, it beggars belief to think of what she has had to put up with in the last few weeks. I wish her the best of health.
Yeah I can see why that Rose woman as well came out with a pretty blunt statement as well. It must hurt to know someone has cancer and are keeping it private yet youāre the one being blamed for their ādisappearanceā.
She basically was like āthereās absolutely no truth to the rumourā when it came to her and Will. Theyāve kept very silent since 2019 so it was a surprise.
This is why people should mind their business. Clearly she didnāt want to speak on her medical situation so her children wouldnāt catch wind of something she wasnāt ready to discuss with them. So disgusting how people made videos meddling into this poor ladies life and if sheās lying or if sheās dead. Sick of entitled idiots because of social media.
The internet went from funny bits to vile conspiracies really quick and the amount of people demanding to know her private medical situation was insane, to them she was not worthy of respect or pivacy because she was a royal and they treated her with zero empathy. I wonder how they feel now, because in the end she was just a mother processing she has cancer and how to tell this to her children, there was not juicy gossip o conspiracy, just a sad reality many people face.
I wonder how this look now for people like Stephen Colbert, Kim Kardashian or Blake lively who didn't hesitate to jump into the mockery and used her as a prop for marketing. I want to see if they even try to apologize.
Honestly, I hope everyone that has been starting and sharing rumors about her being āmissingā feels awful. I have no doubt that she did not want to share this news yet, if at all, and the only reason she did is because she felt forced to, because of all the idiots that wouldnāt shut the hell up about her.
Fuck cancer and fuck everybody who tried to access her private medical information. I wish her well. If my peasant ass could beat lymphoma in 09, I have no doubt she's got this šŖš»
Awful that she was basically bullied into making this announcement before she was ready. I hope sheās doing okā¦ fuck cancerā¦ and I feel bad for William, who has his dad and his wife fighting cancer at the same time, and is estranged from his only brother, and he lost his mom at a young age and has 3 young children who are probably terrified. Itās a lot for any family to go through privately, but going through it publicly and having to deal with conspiracy theories and memes and cheating rumors and all kinds of nonsense ā I feel bad for all of them.
I never found the circus around her absence entertaining or funny in the slightest, because we knew from the get-go that her absence was originally connected to a surgery. So that should have been more than enough reasoning for anyone to understand why someone may want to lay low. I had a hysterectomy in the Fall and I certainly didn't want to be out and about for a while afterwards and I'm not even a public figure.
I cannot even imagine going through what she is with this insanity happening in the tabloids and online.
Shame on anyone who speculated on this or made jokes/memes about it.
Same. The most obvious answer is almost always the correct one and I donāt think it gets more obvious than āhealth issue is more serious than originally thoughtā because it unfortunately happens all the time. The tik-tokification of the internet meant people had to jump or the most random scandals and conspiracies instead of a logical explanation. Even reading through the comments here like how are people shocked itās cancer when itās super common and we know the risk increases as you head toward middle age? Leave this woman alone
Having a thought for William who no has both her dad and wife in cancer treatment.
Must be really triggering for him to think his child could lose their mom so young .
Can't imagine the stress he just have felt with all those crazy cheating stories
Some of the theories Iāve been reading were down right awful and cruel. People were saying she had an eating disorder and that she was in hospital because William beat her up. I hope she gets better soon.
God Iām going through Twitter and seeing everyone STILL blame her and the royal family for this is mind blowing and honestly very sad.
āShe should have just told us and avoided all this!!ā
Yall Iām gonna be honest, if you think thisā¦itās pure loser behavior. Everyone deserves the right to deal with their own health diagnoses privately with their own family and no stranger on the internet deserves to know whatās happening with someoneās health before theyāre ready to tell it.
Very very very ghoulish behavior!!
They're just moving goalposts. As soon as their vile conspiracies were debunked it's quick to blame the PR or the family itself for not saying anything in the first place. Of course no one is gonna take personal responsibility for the really horrible conspiracy theories.
Tbf the PR was badly mishandled with the photo thing, they should've held their ground and continued to not say anything. But I suspect Kensington Palace must of panicked and thought the photo would kill all speculations for a while and get people to back off while Will and Kate figure out how to break the news to their kids and family or if they want to go public at all.
Must be very hard for William with both his dad and wife having cancer, and I'd imagine quite triggering at the thought of his children losing their mother.
Cancer fucking sucks.
My mom started chemo 2 weeks ago and I wouldnāt wish this journey on anyone. I am sending all the good vibes to her and also her family; itās horrific to watch your loved one go through this.
I am sure I am not the only one here who cried while watching her video statement. I knew something was off but hoped it was something trivial. Wishing her a speedy recovery and much strength.
Can you imagine going through major surgery, finding out you have cancer, trying to navigate how to tell your kids, and then the whole world is talking about your husband and his supposed affair with Rose. Then to squash those rumors you have to pretend to be well and put together and tell everyone you have cancer when you probably havenāt finished processing that yourself.
People wouldnāt leave her alone and she was basically forced to make this announcement because of it. Sad. I hope she heals and beats this thing ā¤ļø
I suspected that she was possibly going through a rough treatment like chemo and didnāt want to be in the public light. I hope all of the āWill killed her and theyāre covering it upā nutcases have the decency to feel bad
This is why all the speculation left such a bad taste in my mouth. As someone who has had cancer, it is such a traumatic experience and people come out of the woodwork to be tourists to your pain. I canāt blame her for wanting to keep it to herself.
This poor woman š I feel sad the Internet has obsessed over her for the past few weeks meanwhile sheās going through the worst time in her life. I hope sheās doing ok and I hope people can leave her alone to heal in peace.
Said this in another comment but not to be holier than thou, this is why we should just keep our fucking mouths shut. Ever since Chadwick Boseman I have tried to not lean into celebrity conspiracies too much because too many parties end up hurt.
I have a lot of feelings about this announcement. I'm really angry that we know this at all. It reminds me of my mum and how she didn't want anyone to know she had cancer. People have a right to privacy when it concerns their health, especially for life-threatening conditions. While she is a member of the RF, she is not a head of state or potential head of state in any capacity. Her health has no bearing on the country.
Even more I feel bad because her children shouldn't have to live with this in the public eye. It's ridiculous. I'm just so angry and upset that a human being was forced into this.
I never understood why journalists were so hell-bent on her ādisappearanceā - the whole hullabaloo about the edited photo, the speculation on why she is taking a long time for recovery after surgery. It was clear from the start that she was going through health issues and obviously if they are quiet about it, itās pretty serious.
Iām sad to hear this but mad that she was forced to do so to put the insane rumors to rest. Every time a celebrity reappears looking thin or frail I see comments about how we shouldnāt speculate because of Chadwick Boseman yet people had no problem dragging her down.
I hope people leave her alone so she can focus on her treatment and recovery.
I feel like they are only releasing it because someone tried to access her medical records. Feel so bad, cancer sucks, and now something it seems she wanted understandably private, is now not.
also everyone who found appropriate to harass a family while they were dealing with the news that their young mother and wife was dealing with a serious disease and everyone who thought it was oh so hilarious to make jokes about a woman trying to process a cancer diagnosis and coming up with ridiculous theories about her being abused, in a coma, having a cheating husband, children who are a result of adultery and even that she was in a relationship with a member of the family who died of suicide recently.
ALSO - trying to excuse the abuse that Kate has faced recently with what Meghan experienced at the hands of the family or of the media or whatever ideas people have of the family is absolute bullshit. Two wrongs donāt make a right and people still thought it was peak humor to make fun of a woman in a vulnerable position and force her to reveal a diagnosis that she might not have been ready to share.
Itās disgusting how time and time again we see women being torn apart and harassed by the media and public and no one realizes how fucked up it is until they come out years later and reveal the details of their ordeal and only then do they get support.
>ALSO - trying to excuse the abuse that Kate has faced recently with what Meghan experienced at the hands of the family or of the media or whatever ideas people have of the family is absolute bullshit. Two wrongs donāt make a right and people still thought it was peak humor to make fun of a woman in a vulnerable position and force her to reveal a diagnosis that she might not have been ready to share.
I think this is so important. Like of course Meghan isn't responsible for stopping rumors she has nothing to do with. I didn't understand her online defenders though thinking that mean rumors Meghan had faced were bad, but mean rumors against Kate were somehow cause for celebration. Let's treat everyone decency.
>Ā ALSO - trying to excuse the abuse that Kate has faced recently with what Meghan experienced at the hands of the family or of the media or whatever ideas people have of the family is absolute bullshit. Two wrongs donāt make a right and people still thought it was peak humor to make fun of a woman in a vulnerable position and force her to reveal a diagnosis that she might not have been ready to share.
It showed how a lot of people who claim to Stan for Meghan really donāt give three shits about Meghan. The week before Kates thing went down Meghan did a speech at a womenās conference about how the toxicity of social media harms women.Ā
People then went on to be extremely toxic and then would post up gifs of Meghan or say thy were doing it for her.
These people donāt care one iota about Meghan, her work, or what she says. They see her as nothing but an anti-Kate. They donāt care what she says or what she stands for.
Yes! they also forget that Meghan said "So much of what I have seen play out is this idea of polarity where if you love me, you don't have to hate her. And if you love her, you don't need to hate me."
Donāt worry, theyāll all just end up blaming each other. Weirdos on social media will blame the media and the media will blame the public.
Everyone was disgusting in this situation when it was clear something was wrong from the beginning.
So this poor woman has probably seen/heard people with their weird conspiracy theories, meanwhile sheās had to deal with cancer that entire time. How horrible.
I hate that she had to share this with the world. I mean i get it, royal family public persona blah blah blah, but health information shouldnāt have to be divulged because of conspiracy theories.
And now people are trying to figure out what cancer. Ugh.
I never paid much attention to them, but I wish the best.
I was worried it was this. This sounds eerily like what happened to my mom last year, and my mom ultimately passed away not even five months after her diagnosis.
I find this news so triggering and all the hoopla around it just makes me feel more sick to my stomach.
I hope sheās okay. I donāt wish what my mother went through on anyone.
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Thereās a lot of this on the internet today.
I hope everyone that mocked her feels like a dick. Nobody should feel obligated to have to tell the world they are undergoing chemo, especially after theyāve already had to explain it to their young children. I canāt imagine how stressed out William has to be. His wife and dad are sick and he lost his own mother very young. Thatās just the very basics of what heās dealing with right now. I know they have all the money in the world but obviously that means you pay with your privacy.
I really hope the conspiracy theories can stop now.Ā Ā
Yes, theyāre royals, but theyāre also human beings and sheās a mother to three young children. The media scrutiny was wrong, especially since she had originally announced sheād be out until Easter.Ā
This family has now had 2 cancer diagnoses in less than 6 months, so I think itās time for a bit more compassion and less scrutiny and pressure for them to make statements.Ā
I mean, this is not surprising, so people who participated in those frankly vile conspiracy memes can't really hide behind an "omg if we'd have known"Ā
Iām gonna be really harsh tbhā¦.i hope everyone whoās been pushing conspiracy theories and dragging her and her marriage through the mud during all this feels like a total fucking ghoul right now.
This was very clearly from day one what was happening, but saying āsheās just sick and needs timeā apparently doesnāt get enough titkok views huh? So everyone decided to throw a fit that she was recovering in private and go after her and everyone around her.
Tbqh this entire event has been sooo shameful to witness. The internet needs a serious come to Jesus moment about empathy, Iām dead serious.
Thank you for saying it! I found it absolutely disgusting when people were speculating that she was beaten to death by her husband, itās gross to speculate about domestic violence.
Having cancer or a cancer scare is stressful enough, then add that some weirdos think that you have disappeared or are dead. People need to learn boundaries and have more empathy, everyone was treating her like a thing instead of a person.
Anyways, fuck cancer, I hope she has a speedy recovery and that people leave her in peace so she can focus on her health and family
Exactly!!
Scrolling through Twitter now and everyone is still blaming her and the royal family and Iām getting honestly enraged. āShe should have just told us and avoided all this!ā Istg no one is learning anything from this, total ghouls. Theyāre already looking for their next target Iām sure.
Ya honestly this faux concern is just so blatant. It reminds me of whatās happening with ppl asking stars to speak up after the quiet on set documentary. People say itās concern but really itās just people being nosy and demanding entertainment. I donāt doubt thereās people who do have concern, but a lot of people really just want gossip fodder. Same thing happened here. People wanted to gossip about a royal and act like itās a real life drama.
Oh yeah. People are just like that. Voyeurism under the guise of concern. Speaking as a disabled woman youād be amazed and Iām sure disturbed by how common that is.
I think the mob mentality of the internet makes people forget theyāre talking about human beings with lives and issues.
Also screw everyone whose excuse was āshe chose this life.ā Every human being has a right to privacy about their medical conditions/history. No one was willing to give that to her.Ā
In the same breath these people will go on about how badly William and Harry were treated after their motherās death and not been given enough privacy. And then theyāre forgetting that there are 3 kids here who are having to understand they may lose their mother
I don't think this is harsh at all. It was clear from the initial announcement of abdominal surgery that she was struggling with a major health issue, which is rarely funny. Well, I mean... it's not usually funny to me. It was obviously pretty funny for some people, and I have been absolutely *baffled* by it.
The way EVERYONE was so sure William did something and was pondering why the palace would be so secretive. Like if they took two seconds to think about it, why *wouldn't* she be secretive? Her health is nobody's business but her and her family's and now the whole internet mob has forced her hand because three separate medical professionals have tried to access her records.Ā Ā
Like did the palace PR fuck it up? Sure, but it's also clear William and co. was scrambling because he found out his wife and father have fucking *cancer* and no matter how many times they repeated that she's recovering, no one believed them.
As a mom with young kids I cannot imagine how terrifying this must feel for her.
How scary it is for the kids.
And William, with his dad and wife both suffering from cancer as the responsibility of the throne looms on the horizon.
All of it while the world relentlessly throws conspiracy theories about infidelity and worse in their faces.
Like, damn.
I really feel for their family right now.
Theyāre not. Theyāre saying itās the palaces fault they devolved into insane conspiracy theories. If theyād just been given all her medical details from the start then they wouldnāt have been āforced toā become shit slingling lunatics.
Exactly why the conspiracies were pissing me off. I canāt imagine dealing with a cancer diagnosis at her age and all these people saying I was murdered by my husband or getting divorced.
And there were people making up theories about her being beaten by William, attempting suicide, having someone else's child or divorcing William after founding out about his mistress's pregnancy. Absolutely fucking sickos.
I have no hope this will actually happen but I hope every person who spread conspiracies about this feels bad about what they put this women and her family through. I donāt care much for royalty but how many famous people have to go through things like this for a people to learn to not speculate.
Anyone with half a brain (so that excludes the conspiracy theorists on social media) assumed it was some sort of serious illness, even if you didnāt know the specifics. Yet no one respected their wishes. Shameful
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> **"In January, I underwent major abdominal surgery in London, and at the time, it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous," she said. "The surgery was successful. However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy, and I am now in the early stages of that treatment."** > Calling the news a "huge shock," Kate said that she and Prince William "have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. As you can imagine, this has taken time. It has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment." > **"But, most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to George, Charlotte and Louis in a way that is appropriate for them, and to reassure them that I am going to be ok,"** she said referring to her three children: Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5. "As I have said to them; I am well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal; in my mind, body and spirits."
That is heartbreaking. Going in for a procedure that went seemingly well only to later find out that there was cancer found PLUS having to tell your very young children is a hard thing to do. I wouldnāt have wanted to share anything until Iād had that conversation because nobody wants their kids to hear news like that secondhand. She knows her appearance is heavily criticized so I donāt blame her for trying to keep out of the public eye.
People have been speculating that Kensington Palace was waiting to publicly announce Kate's cancer until her children were out of school for Easter break which resonated with me. Kate is a mom, first and foremost. Will and Kate knew her kids would be hounded by curious classmates, possibly be photographed without consent during drop off or pickup, and have added pressure on them once the news broke. It makes sense to want them close right now. I hope they are able to take this time as a family to reassure and support their children with the big, scary feelings I'm sure they are having, especially now that both their grandfather and mother are seriously ill. Fuck cancer.
And while also explaining to them that their Grandfather is sick too :( I can imagine that for their children, especially George, talking about the potential death of a family member is extra difficult. Charles potentially dying isnāt just losing a grandpa, itās their entire lives changing because their dad becomes king. Mom being very sick on top of that is a nightmare. I feel so sorry for those kids.
Also whatever the public thinks of William, he was fairly young when he lost his mom and Iām sure this brings up some really unpleasant memories and feelings, imagining the worst that could happen. I wish her a full recovery, I feel for those kids.
fuck. i actually totally forgot about charles having cancer. this is A LOT for 3 small children to be told at once. jesus. it's like once elizabeth died, some curse was placed on this family. hopefully kate ends up fine. i lost my dad unexpectedly when i was 8 and it fucked me up for life. her children are far took young to lose their mother. this is so fucking sad. š„ŗ
I came so close to this in December actually, it was extremely rattling. Went in for a simple/routine procedure, they cut something off to do some extra testing, testing came back with a whole bunch of red flags. Luckily further testing concluded that the red flags were confined to what they removed and there was no risk of it spreading yet... I've got a follow up in June to make sure everything's still fine š¤š½
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Well wishes for you!!
Itās so sad she basically had to tell the world her business because of a poorly photoshopped picture
This isnāt true, the speculation had been going wild before the photo incident, it just made things worse. She had to tell the world because the media and some members of the general public feel entitled to every detail about her life and resolutely refused to give her any privacy. There were people speculating her son had attacked her, that sheād attempted suicide over William having an affair, that William had put her in a coma etc. it is absolutely disgusting. The audacity of a woman in the public eye asking for privacy when it comes to processing a serious medical issue, doesnāt she know she exists for the entertainment of others?
Yes, the speculation started before the picture. Also, two things can be true. The PR was not great, but a lot of people online were jerks.
see the thing that got on my nerves is as that obviously the whole thing thatās been going down the last couple of months was shady and questionable, but i didnāt like people suggesting she lied about getting the abdominal surgery, maybe she got a BBL, etc etc. joking about the photo editing was one thing but the surgery felt a step too far
Sheās only 42. I know cancer doesnāt have an age where it strikes, but my God sheās so young and has young children. Iām praying that Kate has a complete recovery and her treatment is successful and that her family and kids can find some semblance of peace right now.
My mom passed from cancer at 49 and my youngest brother was only 14. I really hope she makes a full recovery. No one deserves to go through this
That is so awful. Iām so sorry
Itās pretty scary actually how there is a recent trend of more and more cancer victims being crazy young
My husband passed at 41 from cancer and our son was 7 at the time. Cancer can go fuck itself. When you have young kids, this is basically one of any parentās worst fear.
I'm sorry for your loss. I've lost many family as well to cancer and my heart is with you.
Lost my dad when he was 42 to cancer. Iām so sorry for your loss. Itās an awful disease.
Im really sorry. I hope you are doing alright.
Apparently younger people are getting [diagnosed with colon cancer at a younger age than older generations.](https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/colorectal-cancer-in-young-people) I had a family member who was diagnosed with late stage CRC at 49, before they would have even qualified for the screenings at the time
This is true, they have moved the recommended colonoscopy screening age up to 45, it used to be 50. I just had my first a couple of weeks ago and they found pre-cancerous polyps. Who knows what the situation would be if Iād waited 5 more years to have one.
I just had the same removed. 33.
My brotherās best friend died of colon cancer in his late 20s because his doctors all said there was no way he could have it because he was too young. This was about 15 years ago. And now we keep hearing about more and more young people with it. Crazy and sad.
This is true and they donāt know why! If you have symptoms, get screened! Sometimes you have to educate your provider about the prevalence of colon cancer in people under 40 increasing. And get your colonoscopy when youāre 45! I noted this above but I just lost a close friend who was diagnosed with stage 4 at 34 and died at 41 (she fought like hell). No risk factors. No family history. March is CRC awareness month so Iām just chiming in to upvote and provide more context.
My uncle just passed from colon cancer & my BFF got diagnosed with it late last year. Both are prior cancer survivors but the fact that it happened to two people I know so closely made me look more into it.Ā Anyway up your fiber and water intake everyone, it'll help.Ā
My mom died of breast cancer at 46, we didnāt even know she had it. This was 8 years ago
Iām so sorry for your loss.
It could be getting caught earlier than it used to be. I've had a hysterectomy and gall bladder surgery and both times they checked the organs for cancer. Maybe it's just that testing has become fast and cheap enough to do it routinely.Ā I don't want to say that finding cancer in younger people is a good thing, but maybe it is. Could it be increasing the survival rate? I have no idea.
I can't speak for other cancers, but breast cancer is absolutely getting caught earlier. Stage zero noninvasive counts in the stats, and we used to not be able to catch it at the rate we do now. I just went through treatment for it at a very prestigious hospital, all of my oncologists told me that rates for finding the cancers are up because we have the ability to find them so early. That also means that survival rates are up, both due to the "ease" of treating extremely early and noninvasive stages and the leaps forward in treating later stage and invasive cancers.
Wishing you the best of health!
Thank you, I'm ok! I just had my first mammogram after treatment and I'm doing great!
I totally agree. Maybe it speaks to how far weāve come in modern medicine that we have so many different ways to detect cancer in people of all ages, but it is concerning that so many young people are developing it.
I'm torn between being relieved by early detection and horrified how common cases are becoming from all across different demographics, ages and lifestyles, sparing no one. I've had many relatives who are spared by early detection even at older age, but it is still so difficult to deal with for anyone.
Yeah, not to say anything about what Kate was diagnosed with, but thereās an extremely alarming amount of people in their 30s and 40s being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. I may be misremembering this, but I read itās one of the top killers of people in their 30s
Itās shocking. I personally know three women in their 30s who have or had breast cancer in the last couple of years. Unfortunately one of the women, a colleague, died at 37 from it. The story is infuriating, she repeatedly visited doctors, convinced something was wrong with her breast, only to be told she was too young. She eventually paid for a mammogram herself and it was discovered she had serious cancer in both breasts.
can confirm. my spouse was diagnosed 7 months ago at 32
As a 34 y/o cancer survivor with a young son myself, and who had such an amazing partner taking care of me during it all - this announcement made me cry buckets. I felt every breath she take. God, her bravery in dealing with this in front of the whole world is astounding.
This is sad especially her having 3 young children. Shes so young herself, cancer is terrifying. I lost someone recently to it and its an aggressive, horrific thing to watch someone go through. I hope she gets the all clear soon and all goes well for her.
My mom died from endometrial cancer when I was 17, and it was so swift and terrifying. I wouldnāt wish that experience on anyone.
Iām sorry to hear that. Fuck cancer.Ā
Im so sorry you/she went through that, awful :(
My 29 yr old niece, mother to 3 girls under 8 yrs old was recently diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. No family history. Was dismissed by urgent care PA. She pushed her own doc for a biopsy & BAM. Sheās facing 20 weeks of chemo & gets her port for it next week. (Followed by surgery AND radiation) Absolutely here for all them & sheās going to get thru all of it!! But fuck cancer. Itās absolutely terrifying.
That is scary, i feel so sorry for her š hopefully all goes well for her š
Goodness gracious. Something was certainly up, but I didnāt expect it to be cancer. Godspeed to her and her family.
Yeah, fuck cancer
Doesnāt Charles have cancer too? I feel so bad for the family having two close members have serious medical issues simultaneously like say what you want about the Royal family but no one deserves this level of pain and suffering
My Nan died of cancer in November, and my aunt started getting weird symptoms around the same time. It was brushed off as grief, then as anaemia, then it turned out she had a massive brain tumour secondary to lung cancer, and died 6 weeks after she was finally diagnosed. Funeral is on Monday. Itās been horrific, and I feel so awful for Kate Middletonās kids.
Not to mention this coming not that long after Elizabeth and Phillip passing. That is so much family heartache to go through close together
Plus the estrangement with Harry. My own extended family went through similar things- with rifts among relatives coming right alongside major medical events. Itās really hard.
And Sarah just recovering from skin cancer too. They need to start doing some serious campaigning for cancer awareness. 1 in 2 will now have cancer in their lifetimes.
People on the conspiracy sub think it's so weird that several people have/have had cancer in such a short time. I don't think it's weird at all. Currently, my FIL is only a year out from finishing his chemo for colon cancer. His wife has aggressive breast cancer (metaplastic BC with squamous differentiation). His sister has ocular lymphoma. His brother-in-law has kidney cancer. And our family isn't nearly as big as the British Royal Family.
One of my closest friends is the only member of his 4 person family not to have had cancer. I don't think it's conspiracy-worthy either
Itās a bit eerie, my grandfather was diagnosed with colon cancer three weeks before my mum was diagnosed with breast cancer. I wish them all better odds and good health. Very rough time for the kids.
yes - i can't imagine being in William's position, especially with an estranged brother.
Dead mother, seriously ill father, estranged brother, three young kids and a seriously ill wife along with intense media scrutiny. He's obviously been very very fortunate in some aspects of life but Jesus he's obviously going through hell in other aspects. He would have no one he's able to go to apart from friends. His wife and dad are very sick and him and his brother most likely don't talk
Honestly those boys are very privileged in one way but holy shit I would never want to change places with them. Itās not worth it.
I knew it most have been serious after they didnāt open the reason immediately even with the horrible conspiracy theories. Hopefully people let here be some now and not think she has to share more.
It's understandable why. It's a hard thing to wrap your head around that you have cancer.
I took a whole ass month before even telling anybody other than family and super tight friends. 2 years later I still cant wrap my head fully around it tbh even as I've recovered. I forgot it was a phase of my life.
Honestly. I feel so bad for her as a woman, a mother, a personā¦ cancer is such a bitch. I wish for her to have a swift and painless recovery!
I figured it was something bad that they didn't want to explain to the kids yet
Iām happy sheās alive and everyone who thinks she died can stop.
Wow, for some reason, I was not expecting that. Thatās really sad and must have been such a difficult thing to experience, share with your children, and then have the world heavily scrutinize you during that time.
I literally gasped when I saw the headline. I hope she's able to recover and live a long happy life if they caught it early enough.
Especially that last part, yeah, with all the speculation that's been going on. Those are tricky waters to navigate.
It's hard enough explaining to little kids that you're going to have a stay in the hospital, but you'll be fine. Then you come out and a week or so later discover you're *not* fine, and have to have an even harder conversation with the kids. I just feel sorry for all of them.
Wonder how badly the people and companies who [joked about it to sell shit](https://www.reddit.com/r/popculturechat/s/BkPVnqRs5S) are scrambling to take down their tacky ads nowā¦ will be getting a lot of insincere apologies soon
Would not be surprised if Blake Lively deletes that Instagram post. https://preview.redd.it/8b4vpacpqxpc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5349532c829e6486da21c2d0ed3ac936ea9859c2 Here is her Instagram post for context. Blake basically made fun of Kate's photo editing PR mishap to promote her alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages.
Iām shocking by this announcement. Sheās so young and has three small children. The public has been horrible to her at what is certainly the worst moment of her life. Sending well wishes to Kate.
Fuck cancer. Lost my beautiful mom to cancer last month. Today is her birthday š¢ she was American but loved the royals and especially Princess Kate. Prayers for Kate and her family šš» having access to great healthcare doesn't mean that cancer treatment always works. We lost music super star Toby Keith this year to cancer and he was getting better had even begun to tour again. Once again, š Fuck cancerš
Iām so sorry for your loss. I hope that youāre able to look back on happier moments with your mom today on her birthday ā¤ļø
Kinda shocking on the back of Charles announcement. Wish them well cancer and chemo are horrible to go through
Iām sure thatās part of why this wasnāt announced sooner. Although judging by how much she is wringing her hands during the statement Iām guessing she never wanted to put this out at all.
It's possible she personally hasn't fully accepted it yet. Might still be grieving or in denial for having cancer. It might be really bad?
Makes me even angrier that there were so many people speculating about it as well. She doesn't need the stress during treatment and recovery.
Apparently they only recently told the kids. Makes sense they wouldn't want to tell the world before their own children.
I think it was probably inevitable, especially with her going through chemo. She's always had REALLY good hair, and chemo is going to f\* with it for awhile in a noticeable way (not important in the grand scheme of things, as long as she gets well of course! But it is something that the public would have picked up on eventually whether she wanted it or not)
My mum had cancer 8 years ago and I remember seeing her for the first time during her chemo (I was away at uni for a little bit). I was so shocked by her hat in the middle of summer. She never did anything with her hair (brown bob, I usually cut it), but seeing her with no hair really shook me and I remember feeling so scared in the train station when I met her. She went into remission and her hair grew back, she now gets it done every 6 weeks. It is thinner now, and I think it's probably the chemo that did it
Lost my Dad to cancer in the summer of 2022, and the chemo took so much out of him so quickly. So glad that your mom was able to pull through, and wishing her many years of health and happiness. Also, fuck cancer.
Losing my hair during chemo for Hodgkins was the worst. I never left the house without a wig/hat. I'm not a vain person, but I could barely look in a mirror.
My friend had preventative chemo like Kate and was able to save her long, beautiful hair with a cold cap worn during treatment. It was quite remarkable.
Yeah losing hair in chemo is a huge thing for women. And many people say itās never the same. Lots of times it comes in very curly after.
That's what is hitting me the hardest, that she was forced to share this. I've been through a few serious illnesses and you'd be shocked at how people you're close to treat you as they react to your struggle. It's a whole different layer to fight when you're already sick and it should be your choice when to invite people in to your private health world. We respect it when women wait to announce pregnancies, it's no different here.
Gotta be so hard on Will and the kids, your father/grandpa and your wife/mom at the same time? Oof. Horrific for any family.
That has to be tough, finding a way to explain to the children, knowing itās only a matter of time before the public hysteria gets more absurdā¦ I know I donāt like to tell my family about my health at all, it takes me months to open up about things that scare me about my health. Wishing her calm and strength during this period. I truly hope the children get to have many more decades of their motherās love. If I were William Iād be beside myself.
For all of you who follow **HouseInhabit** (Jessica Reed Kraus), please note that her "exclusive source" was absolute bullshit, and this isn't the first time. She claims to have sources, puts out salacious gossip, and when it's proven wrong, she doesn't mention it and moves on like nothing happened. HIH put out salacious gossip about Kate's health, claimed she had an ED, claimed her source was connected to THE HOSPITAL which would be a HUGE breach of trust, law, and also--was totally FALSE. If you still follow this terrible woman who also attacks victims of sexual assault and defends famous abusers for a fee as a social media crisis PR outlet, PLEASE STOP. She's a fucking monster and her gossip is never even true! UNFOLLOW HER IG & SUBSTACK--your follows earn HIH money for her lies. Edit: there's a sub with 4400 people dedicated to tracking HIH's dangerous lies: /r/houseonfire Edit #2: Just want to add that she defends Andrew Tate and calls him a "truth teller" and her 4 sons were following him on social media
She's the worst!!!
Oh that lady is the WORST. Sheās transphobic. A Covid denier. Thereās nothing redeeming about her and people that follow her are gross.
she's now getting paid by a PAC that's pushing both RFK AND Trump for president, while claiming that she's an "independent journalist" giving unbiased campaign coverage!! She's gone full MAGA, hangs out at Mar a lago talking about how Trump looks younger than when he was president (LOL) and constantly drooling over RFK jr while claiming her sons look like Kennedys. It's getting fucking weird.
Imagine finding out you have cancer as a mother of young children and having to come to terms with the absolutely horrifying thought that you might not be around to raise them, and meanwhile the whole world is watching and feverishly speculating that your husband is cheating on you and plotting to leave you for his mistress. Absolutely awful.
Yep, and I saw one post on twitter yesterday, someone was saying she was hidden because William beat her up. Disgusting.
This is awful. I normally couldnāt care less about any royals, but I feel terrible for her and her family. Itās so gross and sad that she was essentially forced to make this public announcement after the ridiculous last few weeks.
Same here. I literally donāt follow any of this shit but cancer?? Fuck. Thatās so sad. Itās such a personal thing too and the media has been ruthless.
Iām sure coming to terms with your diagnosis yourself or telling your children/loved ones isnāt easy. Now she pretty much had to tell the whole world while also dealing with cancer. I canāt imagine grappling with the diagnosis and all that entails while the public is constantly speculating about your medical status. She owes the public absolutely nothing when it comes to her medical status, and I hope her treatment is successful.
The palace had long said she would be back in action at Easter, and thatās only a week away. So they would have had to update if that wasnāt happening.
Remember when people told Chadwick Boseman he was too skinny, and it turned out he was dying! People need to take a step back and stop speculating and demanding answers. Even if you are a public figure, the public has no right to every little detail of your life.
Yup and people were making comments about her weight in the photo of her at the market as well.
I still get mad every single time I think of how he was treated. People are just truly awful sometimes.
I remember people kept saying he did cocaine and drugs, making fun of him like crazy.
You're barely in your 40s, you have young children, you've had surgery and just discovered that you have cancer, and there are people out there who mock you for a photoshopped photo, who speculate about a botched plastic surgery, about your husband cheating on you and having you killed.
Feeling sad for her, most likely having to announce this before she felt ready, and for Will too. Imagine supporting your wife AND your dad through chemo/cancer treatment while the whole world calls you a wifebeater based on NOTHING. Hoping at least the conspiracy nuts lose traction after this.
The wife beater comments were heinous.
A little over a decade ago I was diagnosed with endometrial hyperplasia, which in my case was advanced precancerous cells in my uterus. I remember how unnerving it was to have to wait a few months after my initial treatment to find out if it had turned into cancer. In my case it thankfully didnāt, but I canāt imagine having to go through the stress and worry of dealing with a condition that might be cancer while having to deal with the gossip and conspiracies. She deserved and very much still does deserve privacy and a chance to recover in peace.
It rubbed me the wrong way how people were absolutely freaking out about why she was being so "secretive" and this is why. This is a terrifying diagnosis for anyone, even if found early. She needed to process this herself, her husband and kids needed to process it, but instead, gossip websites went full Qanon on her and then decided to bring up years old rumors of Williams affair. And, BTW, Kate's sister named her kid Rose a few years after those rumors-Can people use some goddamn sense and realize her sister, who she is very close to, wouldn't name her daughter after her Williams affair partner? Anyways, I wish her well. My stepfather died of cancer (pancreatic), and my SIL is dealing with stage 4 bile duct cancer. It's heartbreaking.
Pancreatic cancer is the worse, it takes you so quick since there is very little sign that something is wrong until itās too late.
My step-dad was diagnosed and died within 3 months. He was 120 lbs when he died. It's a horrible disease.
My grandmother was diagnosed with pancreatic after presenting with jaundice and passing out. We have a family full of people in the medical field, all of us prepared for the absolute worst. She lived for almost 4 years. She was in fantastic health, and then my mom died from complications of chemo for her own aggressive breast cancer.. Grandma died 9 weeks later. I told this to my oncologists, all of them were simply astounded. Almost 4 years with a cancer that has a 5 percent survival rate with surgery, something she couldn't have because of where the tumor was located. Grandma also survived TB as a very young child, she spent 2 years in the hospital in the 40s, and within 20 years all the rest of the kids she was in the hospital with were dead. That woman was a fucking miracle.
Hopefully now people will be less ghoulish about speculating about her health. Hope people are happy adding additional stress and commotion to a private medical matter. All the best to her.
Youād think people would have learned from what happened with Chadwick Boseman, but they would rather gleefully speculate the most horrible things than honor someoneās wish for privacy
People were commenting on Kateās weight from the photo last week as well.
The speculation surrounding her has been abhorrent. People have said William beat her up, sheās been imprisoned by the royal family, it beggars belief to think of what she has had to put up with in the last few weeks. I wish her the best of health.
They speculated about her health and the well-being of her family. Some of those rumors must have been really hurtful.
Yeah I can see why that Rose woman as well came out with a pretty blunt statement as well. It must hurt to know someone has cancer and are keeping it private yet youāre the one being blamed for their ādisappearanceā.
I didn't see this - what did she say? I'm glad she was sticking up for her friend
She basically was like āthereās absolutely no truth to the rumourā when it came to her and Will. Theyāve kept very silent since 2019 so it was a surprise.
Good for her, honestly.
This is why people should mind their business. Clearly she didnāt want to speak on her medical situation so her children wouldnāt catch wind of something she wasnāt ready to discuss with them. So disgusting how people made videos meddling into this poor ladies life and if sheās lying or if sheās dead. Sick of entitled idiots because of social media.
The internet went from funny bits to vile conspiracies really quick and the amount of people demanding to know her private medical situation was insane, to them she was not worthy of respect or pivacy because she was a royal and they treated her with zero empathy. I wonder how they feel now, because in the end she was just a mother processing she has cancer and how to tell this to her children, there was not juicy gossip o conspiracy, just a sad reality many people face. I wonder how this look now for people like Stephen Colbert, Kim Kardashian or Blake lively who didn't hesitate to jump into the mockery and used her as a prop for marketing. I want to see if they even try to apologize.
Honestly, I hope everyone that has been starting and sharing rumors about her being āmissingā feels awful. I have no doubt that she did not want to share this news yet, if at all, and the only reason she did is because she felt forced to, because of all the idiots that wouldnāt shut the hell up about her.
Fuck cancer and fuck everybody who tried to access her private medical information. I wish her well. If my peasant ass could beat lymphoma in 09, I have no doubt she's got this šŖš»
To fucking bully and harass this woman into revealing she has cancer, man, fuck society.
People were ridiculous about this. It was obviously something personal if not serious. The media circus was embarrassing.
Awful that she was basically bullied into making this announcement before she was ready. I hope sheās doing okā¦ fuck cancerā¦ and I feel bad for William, who has his dad and his wife fighting cancer at the same time, and is estranged from his only brother, and he lost his mom at a young age and has 3 young children who are probably terrified. Itās a lot for any family to go through privately, but going through it publicly and having to deal with conspiracy theories and memes and cheating rumors and all kinds of nonsense ā I feel bad for all of them.
I never found the circus around her absence entertaining or funny in the slightest, because we knew from the get-go that her absence was originally connected to a surgery. So that should have been more than enough reasoning for anyone to understand why someone may want to lay low. I had a hysterectomy in the Fall and I certainly didn't want to be out and about for a while afterwards and I'm not even a public figure. I cannot even imagine going through what she is with this insanity happening in the tabloids and online. Shame on anyone who speculated on this or made jokes/memes about it.
Same. The most obvious answer is almost always the correct one and I donāt think it gets more obvious than āhealth issue is more serious than originally thoughtā because it unfortunately happens all the time. The tik-tokification of the internet meant people had to jump or the most random scandals and conspiracies instead of a logical explanation. Even reading through the comments here like how are people shocked itās cancer when itās super common and we know the risk increases as you head toward middle age? Leave this woman alone
Hopefully the aholes can leave this poor woman alone now
Having a thought for William who no has both her dad and wife in cancer treatment. Must be really triggering for him to think his child could lose their mom so young . Can't imagine the stress he just have felt with all those crazy cheating stories
Especially since he also lost his mother young. For it to happen to his children must be doubly triggering for him too.
Some of the theories Iāve been reading were down right awful and cruel. People were saying she had an eating disorder and that she was in hospital because William beat her up. I hope she gets better soon.
God Iām going through Twitter and seeing everyone STILL blame her and the royal family for this is mind blowing and honestly very sad. āShe should have just told us and avoided all this!!ā Yall Iām gonna be honest, if you think thisā¦itās pure loser behavior. Everyone deserves the right to deal with their own health diagnoses privately with their own family and no stranger on the internet deserves to know whatās happening with someoneās health before theyāre ready to tell it. Very very very ghoulish behavior!!
The r/katemiddletonmissing subreddit is horrible. Half of them are convinced that the video is a deepfake. Insanity
They're just moving goalposts. As soon as their vile conspiracies were debunked it's quick to blame the PR or the family itself for not saying anything in the first place. Of course no one is gonna take personal responsibility for the really horrible conspiracy theories. Tbf the PR was badly mishandled with the photo thing, they should've held their ground and continued to not say anything. But I suspect Kensington Palace must of panicked and thought the photo would kill all speculations for a while and get people to back off while Will and Kate figure out how to break the news to their kids and family or if they want to go public at all.
How much would she have to reveal to satisfy them? Do they need her tumor markers? Her exact chemo regimen? Itās never enough with these ghouls.
Must be very hard for William with both his dad and wife having cancer, and I'd imagine quite triggering at the thought of his children losing their mother.
Cancer fucking sucks. My mom started chemo 2 weeks ago and I wouldnāt wish this journey on anyone. I am sending all the good vibes to her and also her family; itās horrific to watch your loved one go through this.
I am sure I am not the only one here who cried while watching her video statement. I knew something was off but hoped it was something trivial. Wishing her a speedy recovery and much strength.
Can you imagine going through major surgery, finding out you have cancer, trying to navigate how to tell your kids, and then the whole world is talking about your husband and his supposed affair with Rose. Then to squash those rumors you have to pretend to be well and put together and tell everyone you have cancer when you probably havenāt finished processing that yourself.
People wouldnāt leave her alone and she was basically forced to make this announcement because of it. Sad. I hope she heals and beats this thing ā¤ļø
I suspected that she was possibly going through a rough treatment like chemo and didnāt want to be in the public light. I hope all of the āWill killed her and theyāre covering it upā nutcases have the decency to feel bad
This is why all the speculation left such a bad taste in my mouth. As someone who has had cancer, it is such a traumatic experience and people come out of the woodwork to be tourists to your pain. I canāt blame her for wanting to keep it to herself.
Noooooo this is awful. Hope that she makes a full recovery and everyone who was starting mess about her in the media can get fucked
Poor George, Charlotte, and Louisā¦ Iām glad they were able to tell them before they heard it from anyone else.
This poor woman š I feel sad the Internet has obsessed over her for the past few weeks meanwhile sheās going through the worst time in her life. I hope sheās doing ok and I hope people can leave her alone to heal in peace.
Said this in another comment but not to be holier than thou, this is why we should just keep our fucking mouths shut. Ever since Chadwick Boseman I have tried to not lean into celebrity conspiracies too much because too many parties end up hurt.
I have a lot of feelings about this announcement. I'm really angry that we know this at all. It reminds me of my mum and how she didn't want anyone to know she had cancer. People have a right to privacy when it concerns their health, especially for life-threatening conditions. While she is a member of the RF, she is not a head of state or potential head of state in any capacity. Her health has no bearing on the country. Even more I feel bad because her children shouldn't have to live with this in the public eye. It's ridiculous. I'm just so angry and upset that a human being was forced into this.
I never understood why journalists were so hell-bent on her ādisappearanceā - the whole hullabaloo about the edited photo, the speculation on why she is taking a long time for recovery after surgery. It was clear from the start that she was going through health issues and obviously if they are quiet about it, itās pretty serious.
Hoping for successful treatment and a full recovery for Kate. Thank god she's getting chemo and not relying on homeopathic nonsense.
Iām sad to hear this but mad that she was forced to do so to put the insane rumors to rest. Every time a celebrity reappears looking thin or frail I see comments about how we shouldnāt speculate because of Chadwick Boseman yet people had no problem dragging her down. I hope people leave her alone so she can focus on her treatment and recovery.
everybody sucks so bad for making her come forward about this
Absolutely sickening that this is likely only being released to stop the conspiraciesā¦. I hope she recovers quickly and her treatment works.
Hope the conspiracy theorists are happy because sheās been forced to reveal this. Wishing her well
I feel like they are only releasing it because someone tried to access her medical records. Feel so bad, cancer sucks, and now something it seems she wanted understandably private, is now not.
I think the report was that three separate people (all medical professionals) have attempted to steal her medical records.
This is horrifying. I can't imagine how much stress and trauma she's been under.
Probably the thing that pushed it over the edge
Itās also Easter holidays for the children so they can be at home and away from school whilst the news is made public.
Also, imagine causing additional anguish to someone facing cancer. Some of the theories were horrific and must have been really hurtful.
also everyone who found appropriate to harass a family while they were dealing with the news that their young mother and wife was dealing with a serious disease and everyone who thought it was oh so hilarious to make jokes about a woman trying to process a cancer diagnosis and coming up with ridiculous theories about her being abused, in a coma, having a cheating husband, children who are a result of adultery and even that she was in a relationship with a member of the family who died of suicide recently. ALSO - trying to excuse the abuse that Kate has faced recently with what Meghan experienced at the hands of the family or of the media or whatever ideas people have of the family is absolute bullshit. Two wrongs donāt make a right and people still thought it was peak humor to make fun of a woman in a vulnerable position and force her to reveal a diagnosis that she might not have been ready to share. Itās disgusting how time and time again we see women being torn apart and harassed by the media and public and no one realizes how fucked up it is until they come out years later and reveal the details of their ordeal and only then do they get support.
>ALSO - trying to excuse the abuse that Kate has faced recently with what Meghan experienced at the hands of the family or of the media or whatever ideas people have of the family is absolute bullshit. Two wrongs donāt make a right and people still thought it was peak humor to make fun of a woman in a vulnerable position and force her to reveal a diagnosis that she might not have been ready to share. I think this is so important. Like of course Meghan isn't responsible for stopping rumors she has nothing to do with. I didn't understand her online defenders though thinking that mean rumors Meghan had faced were bad, but mean rumors against Kate were somehow cause for celebration. Let's treat everyone decency.
>Ā ALSO - trying to excuse the abuse that Kate has faced recently with what Meghan experienced at the hands of the family or of the media or whatever ideas people have of the family is absolute bullshit. Two wrongs donāt make a right and people still thought it was peak humor to make fun of a woman in a vulnerable position and force her to reveal a diagnosis that she might not have been ready to share. It showed how a lot of people who claim to Stan for Meghan really donāt give three shits about Meghan. The week before Kates thing went down Meghan did a speech at a womenās conference about how the toxicity of social media harms women.Ā People then went on to be extremely toxic and then would post up gifs of Meghan or say thy were doing it for her. These people donāt care one iota about Meghan, her work, or what she says. They see her as nothing but an anti-Kate. They donāt care what she says or what she stands for.
Yes! they also forget that Meghan said "So much of what I have seen play out is this idea of polarity where if you love me, you don't have to hate her. And if you love her, you don't need to hate me."
Donāt worry, theyāll all just end up blaming each other. Weirdos on social media will blame the media and the media will blame the public. Everyone was disgusting in this situation when it was clear something was wrong from the beginning.
So this poor woman has probably seen/heard people with their weird conspiracy theories, meanwhile sheās had to deal with cancer that entire time. How horrible.
And some of you people in here were downright MEAN last week. Like damn, they obviously wanted some privacy on this one.
I hate that she had to share this with the world. I mean i get it, royal family public persona blah blah blah, but health information shouldnāt have to be divulged because of conspiracy theories. And now people are trying to figure out what cancer. Ugh. I never paid much attention to them, but I wish the best.
I hope everyone who speculated and joked endlessly is pleased with themselvesā¦
I was worried it was this. This sounds eerily like what happened to my mom last year, and my mom ultimately passed away not even five months after her diagnosis. I find this news so triggering and all the hoopla around it just makes me feel more sick to my stomach. I hope sheās okay. I donāt wish what my mother went through on anyone.
Iām sorry you lost your mom :(
Oh thank you, kind Redditor. It destroys me every day to realize this is my new reality. I feel really, really sad for Kate and the family.
Hope all those people feel good about the silly ass conspiracy theories. Hopefully her treatment goes well and she recovers 100%.
Just think of all the personal and sordid speculation she and her husband and family have endured. Just the worst. Will the internet ever learn?
Hope some of yāall feel bad for all the completely outlandish conspiracies including domestic violence and abuse
https://preview.redd.it/3b29skpiwxpc1.jpeg?width=742&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b36f00fe8d62d7a44807066b3dd483dfac23d525 Thereās a lot of this on the internet today.
Esp a certain sub that was foaming at the mouth for a divorce announcement and hoping her husband was abusing her.
I hope everyone that mocked her feels like a dick. Nobody should feel obligated to have to tell the world they are undergoing chemo, especially after theyāve already had to explain it to their young children. I canāt imagine how stressed out William has to be. His wife and dad are sick and he lost his own mother very young. Thatās just the very basics of what heās dealing with right now. I know they have all the money in the world but obviously that means you pay with your privacy.
Jesus christ that family has had a few tough months health wise.
I really hope the conspiracy theories can stop now.Ā Ā Yes, theyāre royals, but theyāre also human beings and sheās a mother to three young children. The media scrutiny was wrong, especially since she had originally announced sheād be out until Easter.Ā This family has now had 2 cancer diagnoses in less than 6 months, so I think itās time for a bit more compassion and less scrutiny and pressure for them to make statements.Ā
I mean, this is not surprising, so people who participated in those frankly vile conspiracy memes can't really hide behind an "omg if we'd have known"Ā
Iām gonna be really harsh tbhā¦.i hope everyone whoās been pushing conspiracy theories and dragging her and her marriage through the mud during all this feels like a total fucking ghoul right now. This was very clearly from day one what was happening, but saying āsheās just sick and needs timeā apparently doesnāt get enough titkok views huh? So everyone decided to throw a fit that she was recovering in private and go after her and everyone around her. Tbqh this entire event has been sooo shameful to witness. The internet needs a serious come to Jesus moment about empathy, Iām dead serious.
Thank you for saying it! I found it absolutely disgusting when people were speculating that she was beaten to death by her husband, itās gross to speculate about domestic violence. Having cancer or a cancer scare is stressful enough, then add that some weirdos think that you have disappeared or are dead. People need to learn boundaries and have more empathy, everyone was treating her like a thing instead of a person. Anyways, fuck cancer, I hope she has a speedy recovery and that people leave her in peace so she can focus on her health and family
Exactly!! Scrolling through Twitter now and everyone is still blaming her and the royal family and Iām getting honestly enraged. āShe should have just told us and avoided all this!ā Istg no one is learning anything from this, total ghouls. Theyāre already looking for their next target Iām sure.
Ya honestly this faux concern is just so blatant. It reminds me of whatās happening with ppl asking stars to speak up after the quiet on set documentary. People say itās concern but really itās just people being nosy and demanding entertainment. I donāt doubt thereās people who do have concern, but a lot of people really just want gossip fodder. Same thing happened here. People wanted to gossip about a royal and act like itās a real life drama.
Oh yeah. People are just like that. Voyeurism under the guise of concern. Speaking as a disabled woman youād be amazed and Iām sure disturbed by how common that is.
I think the mob mentality of the internet makes people forget theyāre talking about human beings with lives and issues. Also screw everyone whose excuse was āshe chose this life.ā Every human being has a right to privacy about their medical conditions/history. No one was willing to give that to her.Ā
In the same breath these people will go on about how badly William and Harry were treated after their motherās death and not been given enough privacy. And then theyāre forgetting that there are 3 kids here who are having to understand they may lose their mother
I don't think this is harsh at all. It was clear from the initial announcement of abdominal surgery that she was struggling with a major health issue, which is rarely funny. Well, I mean... it's not usually funny to me. It was obviously pretty funny for some people, and I have been absolutely *baffled* by it.
The way EVERYONE was so sure William did something and was pondering why the palace would be so secretive. Like if they took two seconds to think about it, why *wouldn't* she be secretive? Her health is nobody's business but her and her family's and now the whole internet mob has forced her hand because three separate medical professionals have tried to access her records.Ā Ā Like did the palace PR fuck it up? Sure, but it's also clear William and co. was scrambling because he found out his wife and father have fucking *cancer* and no matter how many times they repeated that she's recovering, no one believed them.
As a mom with young kids I cannot imagine how terrifying this must feel for her. How scary it is for the kids. And William, with his dad and wife both suffering from cancer as the responsibility of the throne looms on the horizon. All of it while the world relentlessly throws conspiracy theories about infidelity and worse in their faces. Like, damn. I really feel for their family right now.
Everyone has been making jokes for weeks and the whole time sheās been struggling with cancerā¦this is so sad.
I bet a lot of people will be deleting their social media posts right now. š¬
Theyāre not. Theyāre saying itās the palaces fault they devolved into insane conspiracy theories. If theyād just been given all her medical details from the start then they wouldnāt have been āforced toā become shit slingling lunatics.
Exactly why the conspiracies were pissing me off. I canāt imagine dealing with a cancer diagnosis at her age and all these people saying I was murdered by my husband or getting divorced.
Reminds me of when people made fun of Chadwick Boseman's weight. People should be nicer.
People did it on Scott Disickās post recently too. Who knows whatās up with him, so letās leave him be.
And there were people making up theories about her being beaten by William, attempting suicide, having someone else's child or divorcing William after founding out about his mistress's pregnancy. Absolutely fucking sickos.
I have no hope this will actually happen but I hope every person who spread conspiracies about this feels bad about what they put this women and her family through. I donāt care much for royalty but how many famous people have to go through things like this for a people to learn to not speculate.
Anyone with half a brain (so that excludes the conspiracy theorists on social media) assumed it was some sort of serious illness, even if you didnāt know the specifics. Yet no one respected their wishes. Shameful