There's a new twist in Prince's shocking death -- The National Enquirer is reporting that the superstar singer had full-blown AIDS and was “preparing to die for a little while."

Last Thursday, Prince died after collapsing in the elevator of his Chanhassen, Minn., recording studio/home, Paisley Park. The outlet is reporting that it spoke to a music industry source who revealed that Prince had full-blown AIDS. "He was in bad shape," the source revealed.

The source continued, "Doctors told Prince his blood count was unusually low and that his body temperature had dropped dangerously below the normal 98.6 degrees to 94 degrees."

“He was totally iron-deficient, very weak and often disoriented. He rarely ate and when he did, it all came right back up."

The night before his death Prince was spotted at the local Walgreens picking up a prescription (which many have reported was part of an addiction to prescription pills). An employee at the Walgreens that served Prince told the publication, “We were all just shocked that he came in last night looking so beat. We said, ‘We are praying for you.'”

The employee said Prince responded, "He said, almost under his breath, ‘Maybe if you prayed for me a year ago it’d be different right now.’ Then he waved and said thanks anyway."

According to the employee, the Purple One often picked up his own medications at the chain near his estate.

The employee added, “The last night, though, we sensed he was in trouble. One girl said he had foreign medication and thought it was Zika virus or something, but my friend who knows the meds says he’s sure it was HIV meds.”

Radar is also reporting that Prince's family is trying to hide the true cause of death, and demanding that the coroner redact any public autopsy report “to spare family, friends and fans” any information “about his lifestyle that’s sure to come.”

More will be revealed ...