Catherine, Princess of Wales

[gremlin45]

Oct 2, 2024 13:20:51 GMT -4 tiggertoo said:

Sorry, I can’t post the link. But Catherine just signed a tweet and appeared in a photo from Windsor Castle. They arranged for a young woman, who has cancer, to take the photos at the investitures today. Her photos were great. And Catherine looks really good.

Here's the BBC article, Tigger.

Liz, a budding photographer who was told by doctors earlier this year she had between six months and three years to live, has a photography bucket list.

...Liz drew up a photography bucket list "to create a lifetime of memories" after being diagnosed with desmoplastic small round cell tumour in January.

The rare nature of the cancer means there is currently no standard care treatment.

Poor kid. Life is so unfair.

[granolamom]

Oct 2, 2024 13:20:51 GMT -4 tiggertoo said:

Sorry, I can’t post the link. But Catherine just signed a tweet and appeared in a photo from Windsor Castle. They arranged for a young woman, who has cancer, to take the photos at the investitures today. Her photos were great. And Catherine looks really good.

I think this is the story. It's very touching--the young photographer has desmoplastic small round cell tumor(s?), which is very rare and apparently not something one recovers from.

eta: Jinx!

[gremlin45]

Oct 2, 2024 15:08:39 GMT -4 granolamom said:

Oct 2, 2024 13:20:51 GMT -4 tiggertoo said:

Sorry, I can’t post the link. But Catherine just signed a tweet and appeared in a photo from Windsor Castle. They arranged for a young woman, who has cancer, to take the photos at the investitures today. Her photos were great. And Catherine looks really good.

I think this is the story. It's very touching--the young photographer has desmoplastic small round cell tumor(s?), which is very rare and apparently not something one recovers from.

eta: Jinx!

Even the same link! Great minds think alike!

[Sunnyhorse]

On a completely shallow note, what a beautiful, serene-looking young woman. I’m glad she has been able to nurture and be recognized for her talent and to make memories for herself and her loved ones.

Because the BRF and other royal families have always been so tight-lipped about their health problems, I wonder how many royal figures before Kate and Charles have found themself in the position of becoming much more relatable because of a health challenge. Diana’s eating disorder is the only one that comes to mind. Does Mette-Marit talk about her lung disorder much?

[tabby]

Because the BRF and other royal families have always been so tight-lipped about their health problems, I wonder how many royal figures before Kate and Charles have found themself in the position of becoming much more relatable because of a health challenge. Diana’s eating disorder is the only one that comes to mind.

Eugenie has been open about having had scoliosis. She specifically had her wedding dress designed to show her surgery scar.

[featherhat]

Oct 9, 2024 10:04:20 GMT -4 tabby said:

Because the BRF and other royal families have always been so tight-lipped about their health problems, I wonder how many royal figures before Kate and Charles have found themself in the position of becoming much more relatable because of a health challenge. Diana’s eating disorder is the only one that comes to mind.

Eugenie has been open about having had scoliosis. She specifically had her wedding dress designed to show her surgery scar.

The Yorks were also open about Beatrice's dyslexia diagnosis. The then Wessex's were open about Lady Louise's esotropia but that didn't stop some idiots making fun of her when she (very rarely) appeared in public.

It is a personal choice whether to disclose a health condition to the public. More people "need to know" if the King is ill versus the POW.

Not that anyone recently on this thread as said it, but just a reminder that Catherine said she was having surgery and would not be doing public duties until Easter. She announced before Easter that she had cancer but in the mean time even generally "sensible" people and journalists had some how become convinced that she was "dead or fled" even though they never deviated from the timeline of public news.

I sincerely hope it has spurred people on to get checked out for possible early signs but some many in the media refuse to take responsibility for the insanity that "I have a health issue so wont be seen for 4 months" caused.

[Auroranorth]

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is open about developing anorexia, and also about having prosopagnosia(face blindness).

[Ladybug]

Catherine had an engagement today! She accompanied William to visit Southport.

Kate Middleton and Prince William stepped out for an unannounced visit to Southport, where three children were killed in a July 29 mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed yoga and dance class.

On Oct. 10, the Prince and Princess of Wales, both 42, visited the town in England to show support for the community in the wake of the deadly attack. Although unannounced, William was expected to attend, and Kate Catherine decided to join him. The unexpected outing doubled as Princess Kate's first public engagement since she announced on Sept. 9 that she completed chemotherapy treatment, six months after she shared in March that she was undergoing treatment for cancer.

Prince William and Princess Kate met with fire, ambulance, air ambulance and police services at the Southport Community Centre, and heard about the experience of responding to the tragic attack and how it impacted their mental health. Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day, and the royals also spent time with mental health professionals who have been providing support to first responders in the months since.

The Prince and Princess of Wales also privately met with the families of the three children who died on July 29 and the dance teacher who was there when the attack happened. Ten other people were also injured in the mass stabbing, and a 17-year-old boy has since been charged with the murder of the three girls.

[tiggertoo]

Catherine looks really good. I hope she’s doing well. It was a good idea how they managed this appearance. No prior notice, probably partly to keep the media attention lower.

[Ladybug]

Thieves break into Windsor Castle farm near Adelaide Cottage

Police are hunting two masked raiders who broke into farm buildings on the Windsor Castle estate as Prince William, Kate Middleton and their three children reportedly slept in their home nearby.

The burglary, in which two intruders got into the estate over a 6-foot fence, took place on Oct. 13 while William and Kate, both 42, and their children Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, are believed to have been on the estate, according to The Sun. The men were apparently targeting farm machinery and used a stolen vehicle to crash through a security gate on the way out.

According to the outlet, the incident happened at Shaw Farm, one of the working farms on the estate, and follows the reported removal of armed police officers at the gate that the intruders used.

A spokesperson for the local Thames Valley Police, which is in charge of security in the area, confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE: “At around 11.45pm on Sunday October 13, we received a report of burglary at a property on Crown Estate land near to the A308 in Windsor. Offenders entered a farm building and made off with a black Isuzu pick-up and a red quad bike. They then made off towards the Old Windsor/Datchet area."

“No arrests have been made at this stage and an investigation is ongoing," the statement concluded.

William, Kate and their children live at Adelaide Cottage which is five minutes away on the vast estate that surrounds Windsor Castle. On the date of the burglary, it was a Sunday night before a school day for the young royals.

“They would have to have known the vehicles were stored there before they broke in and known when was the best time to get and escape without being caught,” a source told The Sun. “So they must have been watching Windsor Castle for a while."

“There are alarms at Windsor Castle but the first time anyone knew there was a break-in was when they crashed through the security barrier at Shaw Farm Gate exit," the source continued, “The barrier has needed to be replaced as it was so badly damaged.”

Doesn't seem like the Waleses were the targets at all, but the detail about the thieves casing Windsor Castle for a while is concerning. I hope they're caught and security is beefed up.