Overview
- The Royal House published the first post‑transplant image of Crown Princess Mette‑Marit showing her beside Crown Prince Haakon as they watched Norway’s 2–1 World Cup victory.
- Palace statements confirm she underwent a lung transplant at Rikshospitalet in Oslo and that the surgery was carried out successfully.
- Officials say she has not yet been discharged and will need several weeks of hospital care, rehabilitation and medical monitoring before resuming public duties.
- The royal update noted family members followed the match from different places, with the king and queen at Mågerø and Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus attending the match in New Jersey.
- Mette‑Marit has had pulmonary fibrosis since 2018 and was added to the transplant list in June after her condition progressed, and the Palace is managing public communications tightly as she recovers.