Prince Harry has been diagnosed as suffering from glandular fever. St James’s Palace confirmed on Friday that the 17-year-old Prince, has come down with the illness which is marked by symptoms similar to those of flu, including tiredness, loss of appetite, and swollen glands. The condition, which is often referred to as the “kissing disease” due to the fact that it is spread by close physical contact, can vary in severity.
The fact that Harry has flown to Switzerland for the family’s annual skiing holiday suggests he is suffering only a mild dose of the disease. The nature of the virus is such that it was probably contracted around two months ago. Accompanied by his father, Harry arrived in Zurich by royal jet on Thursday night. The pair then travelled by road to Klosters where they will spend a week skiing. Prince William flew to join them later on a commercial flight from Scotland where he is attending St Andrews university.
The royal siblings are joined by four close chums, including Harry Legg-Bourke, the younger brother of their former nanny. Prince Charles will have the company of his regular piste companion Charlie Palmer-Tomkinson, a Hampshire landowner, and former Olympic skier who owns a home in Klosters close to where the royal party is staying.
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The contagious viral infection which Prince Harry has contracted is common among people in their late teens and early 20s, and is usually spread by close physical contact
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The illness varies in severity and the fact that Harry has flown to Switzerland as usual for the annual skiing holiday in Klosters suggests that he is suffering only a mild form of the disease
