HOLY PRINCE Cressida Bonas, the 51-year-old sister of Harry’s ex-girlfriend, passed away.
Pandora Cooper-Key had been battling illness for 24 years when she was informed that she had an incurable brain tumor.
The daughter of a nobleman named Esmond Cooper-Key was Lady Mary Gaye Curzon.
She was half-sister of actress and model Anna Bonas and had eleven siblings in total.
In May 2012, Princess Eugenie, the daughter of Sarah Ferguson, presented Cressida and Prince Harry for the first time.
Although they had some disagreements after Harry was rumored to have been spotted nude in Las Vegas, they continued to date until April 2014.
When Harry and Meghan Markle got married in May 2018, Cressida and his other ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy went to the wedding.
Cooper-Key, a ceramicist and former Vivienne Westwood accessory designer, claimed that her funeral had been planned “thousands of times” by her family.
The mother of two was informed later that year that there was a tumor on her left side of the brain that was incurable.
She hoped that immunotherapy would help her.
When west Londoner Pandora was originally diagnosed with Paget’s Disease, a rare form of kidney cancer, she was 26 years old.
She overcame the sickness and, roughly ten years later, gave birth to her first child.
Remarkably, a few weeks after giving baby, the physicians informed her that they had discovered a sarcoma in her left eye.
Sarcomas are extremely rare and aggressive tumors, with just a few thousand being diagnosed annually in the UK.
Cooper-Key was given only 10 months to live when her tear duct was removed, but she persisted for years.
Before another was discovered behind her nose, one was discovered in her cheek and effectively extracted.
She also experienced severe seizures, often leaving her unconscious for many days.
Cooper-Key required Botox to paralyze the other half of her face because she was left without muscles in half of it despite undergoing eight surgery to remove malignancies and subsequent cosmetic procedures.
“I’m the only girl in town who gets it free,” she joked in a 2021 interview with The Times.
She then developed a brain tumor towards the end of the previous year, which the doctors said could not be removed.
Femail stated, “To operate, they’d have to go through blood vessels, which is not good,” during a conversation a few months ago.
In the first meeting, they firmly stated, “I’m really sorry, but we can’t.”
Cooper-Key was characterized as follows: “Devoted aunt to her nieces and nephews, and dear sister of her two brothers and eight sisters, as well as the beloved daughter of the late Edmond Cooper-Key and Lady Mary Gaye Curzon, adored mother of Bow and Nestor.”
Kerry Reeves-Kneip, Director of Communications at Sarcoma UK, commended Cooper-Key for her efforts in bringing attention to the illness.
“By being so transparent about her experience, she helped raise awareness about sarcoma and the challenges that patients face,” she added.
Beyond her fundraising efforts, Pandora touched the lives of countless individuals; her resilience and kindness have left a lasting legacy.
I would like to express our sincere sympathies to the family of Pandora, which includes her mother, Lady Mary, her sister, Cressida Bonas, her two kids, and everyone who was close to her, on behalf of Sarcoma UK.
Pandora has had a profound impact on both our organization and other sarcoma patients.
“At Sarcoma UK, we will honor her by redoubling our efforts to further our mission.”
“Pandora’s bravery, kindness, and unbreakable spirit will always be cherished in our hearts.”