Overview
- Doctors at Rikshospitalet have placed Crown Princess Mette-Marit on a waiting list for a lung transplant after a specialist said her pulmonary fibrosis has progressed to a serious stage, and she has paused official duties while receiving specialist care.
- The royal household has reorganized family schedules and the Crown Prince will reduce longer travel to stay near the palace while Mette-Marit awaits surgery, and several planned royal events have been postponed.
- Marius Borg Høiby, 29, faces dozens of charges including multiple counts of rape and domestic violence and prosecutors are seeking a sentence of seven years and seven months if he is convicted.
- Høiby asked to be released from detention on compassionate grounds to be with his mother, but the Borgarting Court of Appeal reversed an earlier district court decision, ruling he must remain in custody because judges found a substantial probability he could reoffend.
- The verdict and sentencing are scheduled for June 15, and the outcome is likely to shape short-term responses from the royal household, affect public opinion of the monarchy, and determine whether any future temporary contact arrangements are allowed under strict conditions.