Day 1,683: prostate, mistress, blanch

According to a statement from Buckingham Palace on February 5th, “a separate issue of concern was noted” while the king was being treated for an enlarged prostate.

In attempt to treat the king was made, including through the application of his favourite mistress. But even she failed to revive him.

She blanched when she heard the bad news.

https://www.economist.crom/britain/2024/02/06/what-charles-iiis-illness-says-about-monarchs-and-mortality

Artwork of the day 
The Mistress
Konrad Klapheck
Date: 1964
Style: Pop Art
Genre: still life

Word of the day 
blanch: to become or turn pale; to make white; to bleach; to scald edibles
prostate: an organ near the penis in male mammals that produces a liquid that mixes with and carries sperm:
mistress: a woman who has control over or responsibility for someone or something: a woman who is having a sexual relationship with a married man:

Quote of the day
“Since I came to the White House, I've gotten two hearing aids, had a colon operation, a prostate operation, skin cancer, and I've been shot...damn thing is, I've never felt better.”

― Ronald Reagan, Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches