King Charles' Cancer Diagnosis
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Overview
King Charles' Cancer Diagnosis refers to a February 2024 announcement from Buckingham Palace that the King of England, King Charles III, had been diagnosed with cancer. Memes and reactions to the announcement surfaced across social media platforms like Twitter / X and elsewhere over the following days, which mostly imagined the King's death. Memes made about King Charles' diagnosis were similar to those made about Queen Elizabeth II's death. Also, many made memes about King Charles' cancer and joked about him being reincarnated as YouTuber Trisha Paytas' baby akin to the Queen Elizabeth Reincarnated As Trisha Paytas' Baby meme.
Background
On February 5th, 2024, Buckingham Palace released a press statement published by BBC,[1][5] announcing that King Charles III had been diagnosed with cancer. The King's type of cancer had not immediately been disclosed.[1] The King also began regular treatments for the cancer starting on February 5th.[1] Also on the day, BBC tweeted[2] about the diagnosis, gaining over 8,400 likes in a day (shown below).
Online Reaction
The news of King Charles' cancer diagnosis quickly spread online on February 5th, 2024, garnering reactions and memes from internet users. For instance, on February 5th, X[2] user @allreactionvids quoted BBC with a video of a man eating at a funeral, reading, "Funeral food be so good," gaining over 7,700 likes in less than a day (shown below).
pic.twitter.com/0uotLREwgu https://t.co/VuAhVm5hPq
— all reaction videos (@allreactionvids) February 5, 2024
King Charles Reincarnated As Trisha Paytas' Baby
The news also spread on TikTok, evident in a video posted by TikToker[3] @alainanoelleo on February 5th, 2024, who joked about King Charles being reincarnated as YouTuber Trisha Paytas' baby, receiving roughly 6,600 plays and 1,000 likes in an hour (screenshot shown below, left).
Users on X made similar jokes, like X[4] user @Love_Aston_ on February 5th, 2024, who claimed, "The devil works hard but Trisha Paytas works harder," gaining over 3,400 likes in an hour (shown below, right).
The reincarnation idea was fueled by Trisha Paytas' November 2023 pregnancy announcement.[6]
Various Reactions
king charles’s soul being dragged across the world to be reincarnated as trisha paytas’s baby pic.twitter.com/LSrDZ9I1Rz
— yas (@yoongiIuvxo) February 5, 2024
King Charles III reignpic.twitter.com/kRnduu39iT
— 🌸sports tweeter Matthias🌸 (tonesetter) (@KryzivenTake2) February 5, 2024
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External References
[1] BBC – King Charles III diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace says
[2] X – @allreactionvids
[3] TikTok – @alainanoelleo
[4] X – @Love_Aston_
[5] BBC – Buckingham Palace statement in full: King Charles diagnosed with cancer
[6] New York Post – Trisha Paytas is pregnant with second child -- her baby name may surprise you
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Feb 05, 2024 at 08:11PM EST
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