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Prince Frederik of Luxembourg died connected March 1, his family wrote successful an emotional statement past week. He was 22.
The young prince, who is nan boy of Prince Robert of Luxembourg and Princess Julie of Nassau, was diagnosed pinch POLG mitochondrial illness astatine 14. The life expectancy of personification pinch nan familial illness is short, and nan upset presently has nary cure.
“Frederik fought his illness valiantly until nan very end,” his begetter shared successful his statement. “His indomitable lust for life propelled him done nan hardest of beingness and intelligence challenges.”
According to nan POLG Foundation, which Frederik founded, nan illness “robs nan body’s cells of energy, successful move causing progressive aggregate organ dysfunction and failure.”
“One mightiness comparison it to having a faulty artillery that ne'er afloat recharges, is successful a changeless authorities of depletion and yet loses power,” Robert added.
Robert elaborate his son’s goodbyes to family members, saying that he recovered “the spot and nan courageousness to opportunity goodbye” connected Feb. 28, which is besides Rare Disease Day.
“Even successful his past moments, his humor, and his boundless compassion, compelled him to time off america pinch 1 past laugh, to cheer america each up,” Robert said.
“Frederik’s past mobility to me, anterior to his different remarks was: ‘Papa, are you proud of me?’” Robert said of nan heartbreaking moment.
“He had hardly been capable to speak for respective days, truthful nan clarity of these words was arsenic astonishing arsenic nan weight of nan infinitesimal was profound,” nan royal explained.
“The reply was very easy, and he had heard it ohio truthful galore times ... but astatine this time, he needed reassurance that he had contributed each that he perchance could successful his short and beautiful beingness and that he could now yet move on.”
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His family shared that Frederik died successful Paris, besides known arsenic “the City of Lights.”
“One ray was extinguished, but truthful galore remain,” his begetter wrote.
Frederik is survived by his parents arsenic good arsenic his 2 siblings: his brother, Alexander, and his sister, Charlotte.
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