‘You are not alone’: Princess of Wales seems to struggle to hold it together as Royal Family touched by double cancer diagnosis
It is a statement right from the heart, sharing the most shocking news. The princess has cancer.
At times, in her message, she seems to struggle to hold it together. Understandably, it has taken time for them to process.
They thought she was okay, after having her first operation in January, but then the post-operative tests confirmed the worst of news at the end of February.
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Like any patient, like any couple, it’s been hard for both Kate and William to get their heads around it all. And then their biggest priority was to make sure Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis also had time to take in the fact that their mummy is now undergoing chemotherapy.
It’s because of them that they have decided to tell us now. With the three children now off school for the Easter holidays they will hopefully be able to protect them from the inevitable worldwide coverage.
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This, we’re told, is not a knee-jerk reaction to the recent media coverage. It is Kate having the autonomy to decide what is right for her, her husband and her children.
The Royals won’t now be attending the Easter Sunday service at Windsor next weekend. Pic: Reuters
Unsurprisingly, it also means they won’t be attending the Easter Sunday service at Windsor next weekend, which many had anticipated would be the princess’s first official engagement since her surgery.
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You can only imagine how the Princess of Wales has felt over the past few weeks as the speculation about her health has swirled on social media.
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It makes you feel quite sick that a woman diagnosed with cancer and beginning treatment, as well as wanting to put her children first, was also having to deal with the most intense global scrutiny and vicious rumours, that were frankly out of control.
Despite it all, we’re told she is remaining positive. She says she is trying to focus on the things that will make her feel better. She is focused on her recovery and both she and the medical team are hoping she will make a full recovery.
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Like her father-in-law, King Charles, and in a very typically royal way, she also tries to deflect the attention away from her, asking others who are also dealing with the disease not to lose faith or hope. “You are not alone,” she says.
It is a heartbreaking statement, as their family, now touched by a double-cancer diagnosis, desperately plead for the time and privacy they all need to heal.
A woman who was stabbed to death in north London has been named by police – as a man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Pamela Munro, 45, was found with a stab wound and died at the scene in Ayley Croft, Enfield, on Saturday evening, the Metropolitan Police said.
A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder on Monday and is in custody, the force added.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil John said: “Investigating officers have worked relentlessly across the weekend to investigate the circumstances around Pamela’s death.
“We continue to support her family who are understandably devastated.”
Police at the scene at Ayley Croft in Enfield
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The Met Police has asked anyone with information or who was driving through Ayley Court between 6.30pm and 7.30pm on Saturday and may have dashcam footage to contact the force.
A “British man” has died after being beaten and set on fire by a mob in Ecuador, according to reports by media in the South American country.
According to reports, the man – who has not been officially identified – had been detained by police after being accused of being involved in a fatal shooting.
Ecuadorian news outlet Ecuavisa reported that the man had been taken to a police station Playas del Cuyabeno, a remote village in the Amazon rainforest.
While there, a group broke into the station and took the man away. He was then set on fire in the street, it is reported, and died from his burns.
The incident reportedly happened in the Playas del Cuyabeno area of Sucumbios province
Another local report, from EXTRA.ec, said that specialist police units had been slow to arrive due to the geographical conditions of the area – which is accessible by river.
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According to reports, police officers at the station apparently decided they could not intervene when the mob arrived out of concerns for their own safety.
It is understood the UK Foreign Office is following up reports about the incident and working with local authorities to confirm the details.
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