Prince Frederick, son of Prince Robert of Luxembourg, died at the age of 22. He died due to a rare genetic disease called POLG mitochondrial disease. In this disease, the cells of the body do not get energy, due to which different organs of the body gradually stop working and eventually the person dies.

Symptoms detected at the age of 14

It was told about Prince Frederick that he came to know about this disease at the age of 14, when his symptoms started appearing clearly. Also, the effect of the disease started increasing rapidly. This disease affects many organs like brain, nervous system, liver, muscles, eyes, etc. Treatment of this disease is not possible and it is also very difficult to diagnose it.

Prince Robert gave information
Prince Robert said in a statement that his son Frederick bid farewell to all the members of his entire family one by one in his last moments. He said some good and wise things to everyone and finally made everyone laugh with a funny joke among his family. Robert said that this shows that even though he was physically weak, his sense of humor and positive attitude always remained.

Frederick's life was full of struggle
Father Robert further said that Frederick's life was very struggleful as he had to go to the hospital again and again. His family got him treated by experts in countries like France, Britain and America. However, his condition could not improve. The doctors and medical team treating him tried very hard, but he could not survive the disease.