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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Iris Goldsztajn

The Luxembourg Royal Family announces tragic passing of 22-year-old Prince Frederik

HRH Prince Robert de Luxembourg attends HAUT BRION 75th Anniversary at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on July 12, 2010 in New York City.

The Luxembourg Royal Family has announced the tragic passing of Prince Frederik, who was only 22 years old.

Frederik's father Prince Robert of Luxembourg announced the incredibly sad news via The POLG Foundation website. The young man was diagnosed with POLG, a genetic disorder, when he was just 14 years old, according to the Foundation's About page — though he had actually been born with it.

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