I found the most heart-breaking aspect of her note perfect, careful and compassionate message was the concern she felt not for herself, but for others: William, George, Charlotte, Louis, and all of us, too — “everyone whose lives have been affected by cancer.” That is the essence of public spirit. The King, undergoing cancer treatment himself, has spoken of his pride in her courage in speaking as she did. I can imagine his mother, the late Queen, nodding approvingly down at her from on high. She is made of the right stuff. That was extraordinary.
