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Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun chemotherapy, she announced in a video message on Friday, in which she described the past two months as “incredibly tough for our entire family.”

It comes after a period of intense uncertainty about the health of Catherine, who underwent abdominal surgery in January and largely disappeared from public view as she tried to recuperate.

Like the king, Catherine, 42, did not specify what kind of cancer she has, but asked the public and news media to respect her desire for privacy.

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[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 59 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It wasn't obvious. Hating the british royalty doesn't narrow it down, it doesn't even exclude Britain.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 55 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Hating the British royalty actually makes me suspect Britain

[–] Aggravationstation@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yup I'm British and I can't stand the whole concept. I'm a republican (don't freak out Americans, that just means I want Britain to be a republic without a monarchy).

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Yeah i want a free Australia unfortunately until all the old people die it wont happen

[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Seems to be a common theme for a lot of the big world issues, honestly.

[–] Aggravationstation@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Yup, I'm dealing with the same old people pretty much.

[–] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Lol. A free Australia would mean fixing your government not whining about the monarchy.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

the issue is that particular demographic is constantly being renewed

[–] JimboDHimbo@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

As an American, I can tell you that we don't know how to not freak out, and we're liable to shoot you for asking us not to.

[–] Aggravationstation@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Sorry, I forgot. I must now get shot in the leg as recompense.

[–] borari@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hating the British royalty specifically also makes me think British. I’m quite disappointed more people don’t hate monarchy in general though.

I guess in 2024 nobody believes in divine right, and I recognize that the monarchs in the vast majority of countries with active monarchies have only ceremonial power, but i still struggle to understand how people in the Commonwealth realms, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, etc., are cool thinking that some rich fuck is somehow better than them or important in any way just because their ancestor was the last person sitting on the throne when everybody decided they weren’t playing the game anymore.

Is it something where they appreciate the tie to history? Even so why would you want a tie to a history that said your ancestors were intrinsically lesser than just because they didn’t have as much land, as big a sword/army, or as much money to pay off the church?

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Rich leeches with ties to the government rarely stop being leeches unless they're universally hated