NORWAY’S Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who suffers from a serious lung disease, has undergone a “successful” lung transplant, the palace said Wednesday, after a difficult few months for the Scandinavian royal.
Mette-Marit, 52, was diagnosed in 2018 with pulmonary fibrosis which causes scarring of the lungs and shortness of breath, and she had been forced to scale back her duties on occasion over the years.
The operation’s success comes after a tough time in the spotlight for the wife of Norway’s heir to the throne, and just days after her son from a previous relationship was sentenced to prison for rape in a case that has rocked the country’s monarchy.
“In accordance with standard practice… the Crown Princess will remain admitted to Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet for several weeks to come,” Are Holm, lung specialist at the hospital, said in a palace statement. — AFP
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