The King

[lexin]

I see in the news that the King has been diagnosed with cancer.

I feel sorry for him in that way one feels sorry for people to whom one is not connected in any way but who are going through a rather bad time.

I hope it's a type of cancer which has a good survival rate - my Aged P had bowel cancer in 1991, was operated on in 1992 and then survived until 2011 when she died of a heart attack. So she survived the cancer really well.

It would be good if he survived like that - we've already spent a ton of public money on the late Queen's funeral and the subsequent Coronation. I know people may think me mean, but I am sort of mean. Sorry.

Comments

[julesjones]

Given his known views on waste, he would probably agree with you about the ton of public money. There were smoke signals from the palace about not wanting a full on extravaganza, but the monarch's personal wishes are fairly low down the priority order when it comes to organizing a major state function with a large side order of international diplomacy attached.

[lexin]

I never thought of that, but true.