Prince Harry Gets Live HIV Test to De-stigmatize AIDS

Prince Harry was as royally nervous as most of us are when he took an HIV test Thursday morning. Of course, we don't all do it live.

The 31-year-old royal broadcast his blood test at the Burrell Street Sexual Health Centre in London on Kensington Palace's Facebook page. The results were negative.

Prince Harry has been tested for HIV @GSTTnhs

It's a simple finger prick test and gives a nearly instant result! pic.twitter.com/VRr6KyUSD3

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 14, 2016

Harry got the test in order to de-stigmatize HIV-AIDS, which had also been a huge part of his mother Princess Diana's charity work. “Gay, straight, black, white – even ginger, why wouldn’t you have a test?” he said. 

During the finger prick, the prince, who is reportedly single, admitted he was anxious. "Even being the person I am and knowing the type of people I'm around, I'm still nervous. Which is interesting," he said. "Weirdly, that didn't even hurt." 

Prince Harry hears how @GSTTnhs are using thoughtful & innovative methods to normalise and de-stigmatise #HIVtesting pic.twitter.com/kHmSgIDgnc

— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 14, 2016

According to People, Harry is travelling to South Africa next week for a world conference on HIV and AIDS. There are an estimated 17 million people around the world who are unaware of their HIV positive status.

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— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) July 14, 2016