The media reported the death of 22-year-old Prince Frederick of Luxembourg.

Prince Frederick of Luxembourg has died at the age of 22. About this on Sunday, March 9, writes the Daily Express.

His death was announced by his father, Prince Robert of Luxembourg, a cousin of Grand Duke Henri. Frederick died on March 1 in Paris. It is known that Prince Frederick died due to a severe genetic disease, writes RT. We are talking about mitochondrial disease POLG.

"Frederick found the strength and courage to say goodbye to each of us in turn — to his brother Alexander, sister Charlotte, to me, to his three cousins Charlie, Louis and Donal, to his brother—in-law Mansur and, finally, to his Aunt Charlotte and Uncle Mark," he says. aif.ru the words of the prince's father.

In POLG disease, cells are deprived of vital energy, which leads to progressive dysfunction and insufficiency of various organs. POLG is found in one person per 50-100 thousand, according to the website kp.ru . Frederick was diagnosed with this at the age of 14, when the symptoms of the disease became apparent.

The family of Prince Frederik intends to help the foundation studying the disease in his memory on his behalf in order to help other people suffering from it, Regnum news agency notes.