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Director Reflects on Working With Prince Frederik Before His Death at 22

Mei Fa Tan spoke exclusively to Us Weekly about what it was like to work with Luxembourg’s Prince Frederik before his death

Frederik’s father, Prince Robert, announced that his son died following a battle with PolG Mitochondrial disease — a rare condition that causes organ failure and has no known cure — in a statement via Instagram on Saturday, March 8. Prince Robert, first cousin of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, announced the news of his son’s death via Instagram, as well as a blog post on The POLG Foundation’s website on Saturday, March 8. Tan said it was a “learning curve” to educate herself about PolG after Frederik’s mother, Julie, approached the production company that she works with to help bring the film to life.

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