Princess of Wales' statement in full as she reveals she's undergoing cancer treatment

[Irish_Dem]

80. Yes the Brit forums I am on are always very quick with any royal news.

There is an immediate post any time a royal sneezes.

Yes of course it is not a scientific gathering of data, just anecdotal information
based on about four different Brit forums I follow.

When the Queen died, there was a lag of information as well.
I read it here on DU first and there was a lag of about 10 minutes on the British forums.
Which I found quite odd.

Then exactly the same thing happened with recent CPOW cancer dx.

I base the possible explanation of a psychological factor on the facts as I see them.
I am quite familiar with individual members of each forum and the emotional impact
is quite obvious. People who are stiff upper lip types are stunned and heartbroken.
When QEII died I had never seen the forum members act so emotionally, they were
devastated. They had never known any other monarch and she was dearly loved
and respected.

It is hard for Americans to understand what I am describing. An entire group of people stunned
into silence. Then expressing the fact they are heartbroken.