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Prince Frederik’s Family Shares Touching Photo of Royal After Death at 22

Prince Frederik of Luxembourg's family has shared a poignant new photo of the late royal taken before his death at the age of 22

Luxembourg’s Prince Robert announced his son died at just 22 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. Frederik and his parents, Prince Robert and Julie, founded The POLG Foundation to support research into effective treatments and to help find a cure. Luxembourg’s Prince Frederik starred in a short film which detailed his “devastating” experience with a rare disease prior to his death.

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