Lady Bluffton
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Is it just me, or do the Wales' boys have galloping cases of rosacea? Especially Harry? Did Diana have that, too? What about Charles and his siblings?
truebrits said:It is prince Chas who has the rosacea. More often than not, Chas' face is blotched red. His hands are always red and frequently swollen. He is also a nail biter.
Unfortunately, Chas has passed this onto Princess Diana and his sons, Princes William and Harry.
Their faces frequently have the red blotchiness.
TrueBrits
UK
This is Rubbish!
PRince Charles leads a healthy outdoor life and like a lot of people who like hill walking etc in the British climate, has high colour - mostly windburn rather than a tan.
I have a friend with porphyria, Mary, who lives in England. She believes Charles has porphyria because of his red face, which surprises me, because not all people with porphyria have red faces. It is not a predominant sign of porphyria, although various porphs do have some "different" genetic characteristics. Prince Charles appears to be healthy--very--so if he has porphyria he has it under control, probably mostly by diet and avoidance of some medications and environmental hazards. His interest in organic gardening and in homeopathy (don't know if he still does homeopathy) would indicate someone who avoids triggers of porphyria. I don't know much about rosacea.
William seems too healthy to have porphyria, but porphyria people who have it "under control" are often quite healthy, even very healthy, because they avoid triggers. Harry does not seem to be able to drink alcohol very well, and also seems to get redder when he does. I really do not know if this is a sign of porphyria, getting red when one drinks. But he seems to act wild when he drinks, and he should not drink, in my very personal opinion which is not founded on knowing these people personally.
The statistics on porphyria are that 50% of children get it, 75% if both parents have it. Back in the days of yore, related persons married a lot among royals and landowners, as you all know. So therefore the likelihood of porphyria descending in the royal family, as a gene, but not necessarily in symptoms and signs, is high. Every time a royal marries someone who is not royal, the odds get less. But the statistical odds are there. 50% of children on average get it, 75% if both parents have it. It is a "dominant" gene and this is how dominant genes descend. Inexorably. But people learn how to live with it, or make a real attempt to not pass it on through marrying relatives. And I hope this has worked in the royal family. It may indeed have done so. We are not told, are we?