Norwayâs Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a transplant due to âlife-threatening chronic lung disease,â the countryâs royal household has announced. The 52-year-old princess will not be able to fulfil her duties as a working member of the royal family, according to a press statement issued by the palace on Friday. The princess, who is married to the heir to the Norwegian throne, Haakon, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic progressive lung disease with a poor prognosis, in 2018. âThe progression of The Crown Princessâs lung disease is serious,â Are Holm, a consultant lung specialist at Osloâs Rikshospitalet, said in the statement. âFollowing a comprehensive medical assessment, she has now been placed on the waiting list for patients who will undergo a lung transplant as soon as a suitable donor becomes available.â The palace said that while Mette-Marit waits for a donor she will be unable to carry out official engagements. Her condition also has implications for her husband, the crown prince, who flew back early from an official visit to Japan this week, Reuters reported. The couple are postponing celebrations for their
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The royals were always popular, but Crown Princess Mette-Maritâs Epstein connections and her sonâs rape convictions have profoundly shaken public trust The Norwegian monarchy is in crisis. Not because its future queen is gravely ill,…
View source →Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone a successful lung transplant in Oslo, the country's royal household has said. Mette-Marit, 52, was diagnosed with a form of pulmonary fibrosis in 2018. In recent months, her condition had…
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View source →Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant, the country's royal household has said. Mette-Marit, who suffers from an incurable lung disease, has suspended official duties and will have the…
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