Dad, are you proud of me? “

Moving the farewell of Prince Roberto, cousin of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, his son, who died at age 24. Federico suffered a mitochondrial disease related to Polg, which had been diagnosed in 2016.

He has been the great Duke of Luxembourg in charge of giving this sad news: “Prince Roberto de Luxembourg and Princess Julia de Nassau have shared the heartbreaking news through their Polg Foundation that his youngest son, Prince Federico de Nassau (born on March 18, 2002), has tragically died,” the statement began.

In a moving statement, marriage has expressed its sadness in the face of loss: “With great regret, my wife and I want to inform you of the death of our son, the founder and creative director of the POLG Foundation“.

“Last Friday, February 28, on the” Rare Disease Day “, our beloved son called us to his room to talk to him for the last time. Federico found strength and courage to say goodbye to each of usone by one: to his brother, Alexander; his sister, Charlotte; me; His three cousins, Charly, Louis and Donall; his brother -in -law, Mansour; And finally, his aunt Charlotte and his uncle Mark. “

“He spoke with his extraordinary mother, who had not separated from her side in 15 years. After saying goodbye to each of us in the purest Federico style, he left us with a last family joke. Even in his last moments, his humor and his compassion without limits forced him to leave us a last laugh … to encourage us all“, the note continues.

“The last question Federico asked me was:” Dad, are you proud of me? “ He had barely been able to speak for several days, so the clarity of these words was as surprising as the weight of the moment. The answer was very easy and had heard her many times … but at that time she needed the assurance that she had contributed everything she could in her short and beautiful existence and that now she could finally move on. “

Prince Roberto de Luxembourg recently granted an interview with Wort.lu, where he shared how he and his family faced his son’s disease. In 2016, the unusual mitochondrial disease related to Polg was diagnosed. In 2021, Prince Roberto and his wife, Julie, created to accelerate research on this pathology.