Crown Princess Mette-Marit suffers from pulmonary fibrosis. Rosa Bröijer
Norway’s Hovi reported on Tuesday that Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s health has deteriorated again. Mette-Marit suffers from pulmonary fibrosis.
Hovi announced the crown princess’s illness for the first time in October 2018. At that time, Hovi announcedthat Mette-Marit has been diagnosed with a chronic lung disease that may affect her ability to perform her representative duties.
At that time, there was still no clear information about the exact quality of the disease. However, the doctor was able to say that the disease was not caused by the environment or lifestyle. Mette-Marit had been showing symptoms for a long time, but the disease was still said to have been discovered at an early stage and the changes in the lungs had occurred slowly.
Mette-Marit initially told about her diagnosis in 2018. PDO
It was later clarified that Mette-Marit suffers from pulmonary fibrosis. It is an incurable disease in which the lung tissue becomes scarred or fibrotic. The disease weakens the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide and shows symptoms such as a dry cough, shortness of breath and fatigue.
Condition varies
Due to her illness, Mette-Marit has appeared less and less in public. He has represented in official positions within the limits of his health, sometimes more actively, sometimes less.
Crown Prince Haakon has also commented on his wife’s health. PDO
Crown Prince Haakon shed light on his wife’s condition in his biography published in 2023. Haakon said in his book that although the disease cannot be cured with modern drugs, its progression can be slowed down.
– He won’t get better, but his condition won’t deteriorate in the near future either. That’s what doctors aim for, Haakon wrote.
– He has a lot of good days. But uncertainty is always present. Do we have to cancel? We don’t know. It’s part of life, illness and handling difficult things together, Haakon said in his book.
According to Haakon, Mette-Marit, among other things, suffocates easily because of her illness, but at least at that time the illness could not otherwise be detected from the outside.
Mette-Marit’s health has deteriorated recently. PDO
For the worse
In October 2024, Mette-Marit started taking medication for her illness again. Medication itself can also cause side effects that affect work ability. At the same time, the crown princess went on a short sick leave.
During the last year, Mette-Marit’s health has taken a turn for the worse.
– The Crown Princess has daily symptoms that affect her ability to perform her duties. The Crown Princess needs more rest and her schedule may change faster than before, Hovi announced in March 2025.
In September, it was announced that the crown princess will undergo a month-long pulmonary rehabilitation. Earlier in the same month, Mette-Marit had to cancel her representative trip to the United States on the recommendation of doctors.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit participated in the Nobel ceremony in Oslo in December. On the left, his daughter Princess Ingrid Alexandra. PDO
In December, serious information came again. Hovi announced that a lung transplant is being planned for Mette-Marit. The examinations carried out during the autumn had shown that the health of the crown princess had clearly deteriorated.
– We are getting closer to the time when the lung transplant has to be done, and we are making the necessary preparations so that it is possible when the time comes. At the moment, it has not yet been decided when the crown princess will be placed on the waiting list for a lung transplant, Rikshospitalet’s chief physician of the lung department and specialist in internal medicine and lung diseases Are Martin Holm said in the court’s announcement.
Tuesday’s press release announced that Mette-Marit will cancel her participation in the Belgian royal couple’s state visit to Norway next week because her health has deteriorated.
The last time Mette-Marit has represented herself in public was at the end of January. In addition to her illness, Mette-Marit has led a quiet life with her and a convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein because of the commotion that followed from the friendship.