--- title: Prince Harry: Takes HIV Test Live on Facebook description: Prince Harry took a HIV blood test live on the royal family's Facebook Thursday in order to demonstrate how easy it is to get checked. canonical: https://time.com/4406061/prince-harry-hiv-test-facebook-live/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-14T14:39:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:34:24.382Z og:title: Prince Harry Takes HIV Test Live on Facebook og:description: He tested negative og:url: https://time.com/4406061/prince-harry-hiv-test-facebook-live/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71102531bf96fdae/69889bf3fb4eac3d0988e4a0/prince-harry-hiv.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Prince Harry Attends An Event To Promote HIV Testing og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Prince Harry Takes HIV Test Live on Facebook twitter:description: He tested negative twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71102531bf96fdae/69889bf3fb4eac3d0988e4a0/prince-harry-hiv.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince Harry Takes HIV Test Live on Facebook to Promote Awareness  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 14, 2016 2:39 PM UTC  Prince Harry waits for the results of an HIV test taken by Specialist Psychotherapist Robert Palmer as visits Burrell Street Sexual Health Clinic on July 14, 2016 in London, England. Prince Harry waits for the results of an HIV test taken by Specialist Psychotherapist Robert Palmer as visits Burrell Street Sexual Health Clinic on July 14, 2016 in London, England.Chris Jackson-Pool/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 14, 2016 2:39 PM UTC [Prince Harry](http://time.com/4329011/prince-harry-invictus-games-closing-ceremonies/) took a [HIV](http://time.com/4401942/hiv-transmission-aids-condoms/) blood test live on the [British royal family’s](http://time.com/4300215/prince-george-royal-family-photo/) Facebook Thursday to demonstrate how easy it is to get checked. The 31-year-old royal was tested at the Burrell Street Sexual Health Centre in London and got his results back within a minute — the test was negative. “It is amazing how quick it is,” he said. However, the Prince admitted he was nervous before undergoing the finger-prick procedure. “Even being the person that I am and \[knowing the type of\] people I end up being around, I’m still nervous,” he said. “Which is interesting.” Harry went on to explain that he got checked in order to destigmatize HIV testing. “So whether you’re a man, woman, gay, straight, black or white — even ginger — why wouldn’t you come and have a…\[test?\]” Watch the full video below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4406061/prince-harry-hiv-test-facebook-live/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4406061/prince-harry-hiv-test-facebook-live/"},"headline":"Prince Harry Takes HIV Test Live on Facebook to Promote Awareness","datePublished":"2016-07-14T14:39:21.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:34:24.382Z","description":"He tested negative","url":"https://time.com/4406061/prince-harry-hiv-test-facebook-live/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Prince Harry","british royal family"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71102531bf96fdae/69889bf3fb4eac3d0988e4a0/prince-harry-hiv.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71102531bf96fdae/69889bf3fb4eac3d0988e4a0/prince-harry-hiv.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Prince Harry Attends An Event To Promote HIV Testing","caption":"Prince Harry waits for the results of an HIV test taken by Specialist Psychotherapist Robert Palmer as visits Burrell Street Sexual Health Clinic on July 14, 2016 in London, England.","creditText":"Chris Jackson-Pool/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4406061/prince-harry-hiv-test-facebook-live/","name":"Prince Harry Takes HIV Test Live on Facebook to Promote Awareness"}}]}] ```