Governor General sends King Charles ‘best wishes’ following cancer diagnosis
Public announcement of diagnosis will ‘motivate those who are struggling with their own treatment,’ Mary Simon says
King Charles, then-Prince of Wales, shakes hands with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon in 2022. Simon, the King’s representative in Canada, extended her best wishes Monday after news broke that Charles had been diagnosed with cancer. (Photo courtesy of Master Cpl. Anis Assari, Rideau Hall)
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon sent her “best wishes” to King Charles Monday after it was announced that Canada’s monarch has been diagnosed with cancer.
An unspecified form of cancer was identified after Charles was seen in hospital for a benign prostate enlargement, Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
The palace said the king would step away from public-facing duties, and that he was making the diagnosis public “to prevent speculation and in the hope it may assist public understanding for all those around the world who are affected by cancer.”
Simon, who is the first Inuk to serve as the King’s representative in Canada, shared her message of support, adding that it will help others.
“Seeing His Majesty acknowledge cancer so openly and publicly will hopefully encourage and motivate those who are struggling with their own treatment,” she said.
“We admire The King’s strength and determination as he confronts this disease.”
Since Charles became king following the death of Queen Elizabeth in 2022, Simon has facilitated conversations with the royals on reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
Ahead of Charles’ 2023 coronation, Simon led the leaders of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the Assembly of First Nations and the Métis National Council in a meeting to discuss a new relationship between the Crown and Indigenous peoples.
Simon also welcomed Charles, then a prince, to Canada during his 2022 tour.
Charles has some history in the North as well.
He visited Iqaluit with his wife, now Queen Camilla, in 2017 during a tour celebrating the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation.
As a 26-year-old prince, Charles was named Honorary Toonik during the 1975 Toonik Tyme celebrations in Iqaluit, then called Frobisher Bay.
Hopefully Charlie will be OK.
“Seeing His Majesty acknowledge cancer so openly and publicly will hopefully encourage and motivate those who are struggling with their own treatment,” she said.
No Mary, he is not on the same tier as the rest of us. He has access to the very best healthcare with no wait times. I lost a family member recently due to cancer, my family member was not struggling with their own treatment but rather struggling to GET treatment.
Another reason she and king must get out of our government 😂
They are not IN our government. Educate yourself.
Have you forgotten crown lands? Do you not see the queen’s head on every coin and bills in canada? The government of canada was started by her. Our Inuit was forced into residential school by her. Learn about our history. You can learn if you just try.
Are you saying that “Crown” Lands belong to the Queen/King? I think not! They could put Taylor Swift on our bills but she still wouldn’t have control of our currency. Mary Simon is simply the King’s representative in Canada. She doesn’t make government policy or laws. I learned that is school. If you even went to school you were obviously not paying attention.
I guess some people will consider some people a sell out to her culture, heritage and traditions. Or have she forgotten that many people are still struggling with being a Residential School Survivor or how Inter-generational School Survivors are being discriminated against by the qallunaq and their own people because we do not speak or understand the Inuktitut language. Them saying you are not Inuit because you do not speak the language. This is so sad. The British Monarchy helped destroy the Inuit, First Nations and Metis culture. The British monarchy should be abolished and their billions of dollars given to those countries when britain kidnapped those people and turned them into slaves for their greedy profits. The British Monarchy and its religious church should be dismissed.
Flabbergasted should realize it is not only indigenous and non-white people who have had
a rough time in history!!
Slavery and other atrocities have been around since the beginning of humanity, and always
will be. Such is humanity
I am flabbergasted at your ignorance of world history, you should watch the news on T.V. if
you don’t believe me. LOL
She definitely spends $ like the UK royalties.
Don’t you mean the Canadian royals?
His Majesty has been a lifelong proponent of homeopathy. It will be interesting to hear how many sugar pills he will have to slip under his tongue to kill a tumour.
Much respect to the higher throne. Remember them.
Have you not read about the reconciliation that Mary Simon always talks about? What year are you in? Are you sick? You need help?
Arctic is bs. No work. Why did they built these arctic communities. It is a waste of time.. .bs leaders. Waste of time. No jobs no emoloyment. Too small they know ton.much health care is overlooked. Loud chimney noises, loud vehicles causing stomachs aches and sickness. Why do we live in these conditions. What a waste of living.