Summary
Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has experienced worsening health due to a lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis and may need a lung transplant. Her doctors are preparing for a possible transplant but have not yet placed her on a waiting list. The princess continues to fulfill her royal duties, although they are adapted to her health condition.
Key Facts
- Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, age 52, has pulmonary fibrosis.
- Pulmonary fibrosis causes lung scarring, making it hard to breathe.
- Her health worsened recently, making a lung transplant likely necessary.
- Doctors have not yet put her on the transplant waiting list.
- Norway has 20-40 people on the lung transplant waiting list at any time.
- Princess Mette-Marit will not receive special treatment for a transplant.
- She continues royal duties with adaptations to her health needs.
- Her son, Marius Borg Høiby, faces legal charges unrelated to her health.
