| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" 07:46 - Nov 8 with 5419 views | noggin |
Yeah the wait for NHS cancer treatment, for his dad and wife, must be awful. Thankfully the rent he's taking from the NHS means he can afford to take a cab to St Thomas' when they do eventually get an appointment. |  |
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:05 - Nov 8 with 4091 views | PrideOfTheEast |
I hope you don’t have to find out what it’s like to have your only remaining parent and the wife of kids go through cancer at the same time. He’s allowed to find things difficult. |  | | |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:09 - Nov 8 with 4030 views | Zapers |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:05 - Nov 8 by PrideOfTheEast |
I hope you don’t have to find out what it’s like to have your only remaining parent and the wife of kids go through cancer at the same time. He’s allowed to find things difficult. |
Ignore him, he doesn't deserve a response.
Typical of the OP i'm afraid. | | | |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:13 - Nov 8 with 4043 views | noggin |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:05 - Nov 8 by PrideOfTheEast |
I hope you don’t have to find out what it’s like to have your only remaining parent and the wife of kids go through cancer at the same time. He’s allowed to find things difficult. |
Both my parents did, but you're missing the point. [Post edited 8 Nov 2024 8:18]
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:20 - Nov 8 with 4020 views | MattinLondon |
As an institution I find the royal family to be repugnant and in an ideal world I will abolish it- this won’t happen anytime soon. But I don’t have anything against them personally (well apart from the obvious one).
William comes across as a decent chap and there’s no way I would want my loved ones to be diagnosed with cancer. Regardless of wealth, that must have been awful to take it especially so as he has young children. Again, seeing your kids scared as a result of their mums illness must have been very scary.
So, plenty of things to criticise the royal family as a symbol but let’s keep it less personal. |  | | |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:26 - Nov 8 with 3967 views | noggin |
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/02/king-and-prince-william-estates-
"One 15-year deal will see Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS hospital trust in London pay £11.4m to store its fleet of electric ambulances in a warehouse owned by the Duchy of Lancaster, the monarch’s 750-year-old estate."
"The reports claim the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, which are exempt from business taxes and used to fund the royals’ lifestyles" [Post edited 8 Nov 2024 8:41]
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:50 - Nov 8 with 3828 views | Churchman |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:20 - Nov 8 by MattinLondon |
As an institution I find the royal family to be repugnant and in an ideal world I will abolish it- this won’t happen anytime soon. But I don’t have anything against them personally (well apart from the obvious one).
William comes across as a decent chap and there’s no way I would want my loved ones to be diagnosed with cancer. Regardless of wealth, that must have been awful to take it especially so as he has young children. Again, seeing your kids scared as a result of their mums illness must have been very scary.
So, plenty of things to criticise the royal family as a symbol but let’s keep it less personal. |
This year I had to sit with Mrs C while she was being told she had cancer. Believe me, it’s not a moment you forget and my heart goes out to anyone who has to go through it, including the Royals.
I’m no fan of the Royal family - it’s something that should have gone a very long time ago but that has nothing to do with the individuals concerned or dealing with serious illness. I’m happy to stick the boot in on the RF, but not on this.
For the record and for anyone who is facing this/has a loved one dealing with it, the treatment Mrs C received could not have been better and the kindness shown towards her amazing and humbling.
There is a lot wrong in this world. There’s also an awful lot of good. [Post edited 8 Nov 2024 9:01]
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:57 - Nov 8 with 3756 views | BlueBadger |
Spoiler alert: cancer is pretty rubbish regardless of how rich you are mate. |  |
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:58 - Nov 8 with 3752 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:13 - Nov 8 by noggin |
Both my parents did, but you're missing the point. [Post edited 8 Nov 2024 8:18]
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I think you have made a really poor point, in context.
Of course there are big arguments to have about privilege, wealth and the availability of proper health care.
But having those privileges doesn't make dealing with such things emotionally or mentally easy. If he was asked how he has found things, what else is he supposed to say?
A fair underlying point to be discussed, but an entirely unjustified target in the circumstances. | | | |
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 09:04 - Nov 8 with 3717 views | bsw72 |
This is a very poor way to make a valid point. By all means attack the institutions for the way they abuse their positions but don’t bring the brutal impact of cancer on loved ones into that conversation. It actually undermines the validity of your argument. |  | | |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 09:08 - Nov 8 with 3670 views | noggin |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:58 - Nov 8 by redrickstuhaart |
I think you have made a really poor point, in context.
Of course there are big arguments to have about privilege, wealth and the availability of proper health care.
But having those privileges doesn't make dealing with such things emotionally or mentally easy. If he was asked how he has found things, what else is he supposed to say?
A fair underlying point to be discussed, but an entirely unjustified target in the circumstances. |
I just think it is an insesitive time to say it, considering last weeks' news. NHS cancer care is terribly underfunded, yet William and Charles are taking money from the NHS to fund their own lifestyles, | |
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 09:10 - Nov 8 with 3660 views | noggin |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:57 - Nov 8 by BlueBadger |
Spoiler alert: cancer is pretty rubbish regardless of how rich you are mate. |
Again, missing my point. | |
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 09:16 - Nov 8 with 3602 views | GlasgowBlue |
You really are one of the most tasteless posters on here. A young woman, wife and mother of three young children, is fighting for her life against this dreadful disease.
Likewise, at the same time as his wife going through her illness, William has had to see his father suffering from the same disease.
It doesn’t matter how wealthy the King and Kate are. Their ordeal will be horrendous and the strain on their loved ones will affect them the same way as you or I. |  |
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 09:17 - Nov 8 with 3617 views | itfcjoe |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 09:08 - Nov 8 by noggin |
I just think it is an insesitive time to say it, considering last weeks' news. NHS cancer care is terribly underfunded, yet William and Charles are taking money from the NHS to fund their own lifestyles, |
I'm not sure you are a great barometer of what is insensitive judging by your disgusting OP |  |
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 09:23 - Nov 8 with 3561 views | noggin |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 09:17 - Nov 8 by itfcjoe |
I'm not sure you are a great barometer of what is insensitive judging by your disgusting OP |
Sorry for thinking NHS patients deserve more and those rents paid to the Royals is a disgusting abuse of privilege. | |
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 09:23 - Nov 8 with 3557 views | homer_123 |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 09:10 - Nov 8 by noggin |
Again, missing my point. |
Not really the most appropriate way to make it though Nogs. |  |
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 09:24 - Nov 8 with 3550 views | noggin |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 09:23 - Nov 8 by homer_123 |
Not really the most appropriate way to make it though Nogs. |
Fair enough. I'll leave it at that. | |
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 09:53 - Nov 8 with 3440 views | Swansea_Blue |
Yes, he’s got privilege and won’t have the additional stress most of us would trying to get treatment. So that point is correct. It will also have been a horrible year for their family. The two aren’t mutually exclusive.
So correct point, but insensitively delivered.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the NHS worked well for everyone though, that I agree with. I find it a bit odd that the ‘£350M per week for the NHS’ lie for real traction and appealed to people, yet many of those same people voted for a party that had a disastrous record with the NHS and saw record backlogs and waits. It’s all very perverse.
I’ve no idea how long it will take to reverse the damage. Presumably settling the long-running industrial disputes is a start, but I’m not in the system so don’t understand the urgent priorities to fix. |  |
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 10:23 - Nov 8 with 3368 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 08:20 - Nov 8 by MattinLondon |
As an institution I find the royal family to be repugnant and in an ideal world I will abolish it- this won’t happen anytime soon. But I don’t have anything against them personally (well apart from the obvious one).
William comes across as a decent chap and there’s no way I would want my loved ones to be diagnosed with cancer. Regardless of wealth, that must have been awful to take it especially so as he has young children. Again, seeing your kids scared as a result of their mums illness must have been very scary.
So, plenty of things to criticise the royal family as a symbol but let’s keep it less personal. |
Leaving aside the original post and it's tone, I find it incredible that anyone thinks William is a decent chap.
He has systematically destroyed his brother, reputationally and also in terms of his mental health.
There are records of William shouting and bullying Harry.
For a short while Harry and Meghan were incredibly popular. At William's wedding all the tabloid focus was on his sister in law's bum, whereas Meghan got all the photos for her marriage to Harry.
It obviously can't be done for the spare to be more popular than the heir, and William sided with Charles against Harry when he and Meghan experienced direct racism from "a senior Royal". | | | |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 10:32 - Nov 8 with 3323 views | EJP |
My NHS treatment for cancer was exceptional. 4 weeks from initial visit to nurse to diagnosis and treatment. My private healthcare couldn’t fit me in for 6 weeks… |  | | |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 10:47 - Nov 8 with 3237 views | brazil1982 |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 10:23 - Nov 8 by ArnoldMoorhen |
Leaving aside the original post and it's tone, I find it incredible that anyone thinks William is a decent chap.
He has systematically destroyed his brother, reputationally and also in terms of his mental health.
There are records of William shouting and bullying Harry.
For a short while Harry and Meghan were incredibly popular. At William's wedding all the tabloid focus was on his sister in law's bum, whereas Meghan got all the photos for her marriage to Harry.
It obviously can't be done for the spare to be more popular than the heir, and William sided with Charles against Harry when he and Meghan experienced direct racism from "a senior Royal". |
"There are records" - what, committee meetings?
Destroyed his brother? No, Harry has done that himself.
"At William's wedding all the tabloid focus was on his sister in law's bum" - it really wasn't.
You, I most of the population do not know William so we draw our own conclusions, yours from apparently the press focusing on a bottom. |  | | |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 11:17 - Nov 8 with 3132 views | blueasfook |
Just when I begin to think you are not a bad poster, you post something like this to remind me what a c0ck you are. |  |
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| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 11:28 - Nov 8 with 2979 views | Churchman |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 10:32 - Nov 8 by EJP |
My NHS treatment for cancer was exceptional. 4 weeks from initial visit to nurse to diagnosis and treatment. My private healthcare couldn’t fit me in for 6 weeks… |
Pleased to hear it. Similar for Mrs C. Diagnosed mid Jan (three days after my dad’s funeral - some week that was!), all prep, scans, this that and the other done over the next few weeks, operated on Feb 14th.
It really couldn’t have been quicker or more thorough. The follow up (appts, radiotherapy, checks), spot on. | | | |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 11:46 - Nov 8 with 2894 views | Asa |
I'm no fan of the monarchy and as busy as they can be and as relentless a schedule as they sometimes have being born into unimaginable wealth certainly takes the sting out a lot of potential challenges that the average person can face.
But regardless of wealth or status nobody is immune to stress, grief, anxiety, pain and being famous, rich or privileged brings it's own enormous weight, even if it's widely considered to be a damn site better than not having those things.
I don't think anybody though is immune to struggling when not one but two of the most important people in their lives are fighting a disease that all the money and status in the world can't cure and at best can catch earlier, treat a little better.
Don't love or hate the royals, no real opinion on William but I don't think it's difficult to appreciate the context and how the guy has probably had a horrifically challenging year. | | | |
| Prince William "Past year has been brutal" on 18:14 - Nov 8 with 2497 views | cbower |
I have had Chemotherapy, Brachytherapy and Radiotherapy this year on the NHS myself and I am anti-Monarchy but you are way off the mark with this criticism.
By all means question the Royals financial machinations but the man has feared for the life of his father and his wife. I know what my wife and kids have had to endure and would not wish their trauma on any other human being. |  |
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| You really are a revolting individual, aren't you? (n/t) on 18:29 - Nov 8 with 2453 views | Bloots |
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