Overview
- The crown princess, who surfaced Tuesday at the Royal Palace for photos with Belgium’s king and queen, skipped the banquet and the rest of the visit.
- Palace officials said her pulmonary fibrosis has worsened, and preparations are underway for evaluation for a lung transplant.
- Five days earlier, she told NRK she regretted her past friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and apologized for not checking his background.
- Her son, Marius Borg Høiby, lost an appeal Tuesday to leave custody and will remain jailed until a June verdict in his multi-count trial.
- The state visit proceeded with King Harald, Queen Sonja, and Crown Prince Haakon leading events focused on Ukraine, NATO, and Arctic security, with a gala that underscored continuity through royal symbolism and a nod to the absent crown princess.