Stoic & brave
FEW families are left untouched by cancer — even Royal ones.
The King now joins millions of others in receiving specialist treatment for a form of the disease after last night’s announcement from Buckingham Palace.
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What a cruel blow it is to be struck like this less than a year after his glorious Coronation.
Since then, His Majesty has proved a sure-footed and popular monarch.
During his long apprenticeship as Prince of Wales, he endured many trials and tribulations.
No doubt he will bring his usual stoic commitment to this latest news.
The King is also to be congratulated on yet another brave display of openness about his health.
By going public over his prostate treatment, he encouraged many thousands of other men to get their symptoms checked, too.
Last night’s statement is further proof of the new kind of monarchy he always wanted to create.
Sudden health shocks like this can also bring families together.
As Prince Harry prepares to fly home to see his father, perhaps there will be a silver lining to this unwanted dark cloud.
Unions fail NHS
RISHI Sunak’s confession to Piers Morgan that he has “failed” on reducing NHS waiting lists is a refreshing example of straight-talking.
The more honest the Prime Minister is about the country’s problems — and his solutions for them — the better it will be for him and his party.
Voters know he has missed one of his key targets — and understand the most significant reason why.
No Government could slash waiting times in the middle of unprecedentedly cruel industrial action by unions representing hospital doctors and consultants.
More than one million patients have had their appointments cancelled.
And while the PM is clear about having not delivered one of his five pledges, his union tormentors continue to mask the truth behind their walkouts:
That for all their talk about better pay, what they really want is to bring down a Tory government.
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