Prince Harry Has HIV? His Highness Got Tested For Just 4 Minutes

First Posted: Jul 15, 2016 06:14 AM EDT
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A true royalty will always be a role model to his or her constituents. Prince Harry made sure he is one by heading to a London clinic to get tested for HIV - and he documented the whole thing live on Facebook!

Through Facebook Live, he showed that there are loads of benefits to getting tested for HIV, one of which is having the peace of mind that you are clean and will not infect anyone else, as reported by CNN

He also naturally showed that it was a simple thing to do, as many are afraid of getting tested because they thought it is a complicated process. The Kensington Palace posted a link to the video on its Twitter feed along with a photo to inform the public. 

In less than four minutes, the whole thing is over. "It's amazing how quick it is," said Harry, who tested negative for HIV.

Prince Harry encourages everyone to do the same - no matter who they are and even if they think they are not infected.

"It's better that everyone goes and gets tested. Why wouldn't you? Whether you're a man, woman, gay, straight, black, white, whatever, even ginger, why wouldn't you come and have a test?" he said.

The palace also announced that Prince Harry will meet with a number of advocates on Thursday. He is scheduled to head to Durban, South Africa, next week for the 21st International AIDS Conference, which starts on Monday up to July 22. 

It can be remembered that Prince Harry's mother, the late Princess Diana was a staunch advocate of initiatives aimed at helping the HIV/AIDS victims. She even devoted a lot of effort to break down the stigma surrounding the disease as she was seen giving hugs to patients.

To continue Lady D's legacy, Prince Harry established the HIV-awareness campaign, "Feel No Shame" last month.

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