Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway Awaiting Lung Transplant

Crown Princess Mette‑Marit of Norway has been placed on the national lung‑transplant waiting list as her chronic pulmonary fibrosis has sharply worsened. Doctors at Oslo University Hospital, led by lung specialist Are Holm, say patients in her condition typically have about a year to live without a transplant. The princess has suspended her official duties while the royal family returned from abroad to be with her and to support forthcoming medical appointments.

The palace confirmed that the Crown Princess’ health will affect upcoming royal engagements, including the postponement of the couple’s silver‑wedding anniversary and her participation in a county tour in September. Her son, Marius Borg Høiby, remains in custody pending sentencing for multiple violent and sexual‑offence charges, a separate legal matter noted in the coverage. The situation has drawn widespread public sympathy across Norway.