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Mette-Marit Reappears for Belgian State Visit After Hospital Visit and Interview Fallout

Her brief return serves as a stress test for a royal household under scrutiny.

Overview

  • Following Friday's televised interview about her Epstein contacts, Norwegian outlets published photos showing the crown princess using portable oxygen and reported an emergency visit to Oslo's Rikshospitalet.
  • The royal court's schedule on Tuesday added her to a portion of the Belgian state visit, signaling a limited return to duties after earlier reports said she would likely miss it due to worsening lung disease.
  • Also on Tuesday, the charity Blue Cross said it will keep working with her after waiting for her public account, a contrast with other groups that have paused or ended cooperation.
  • Dagens Næringsliv reported that NRK cut from the TV broadcast a line in which she said she saw Epstein try to extort others, and the broadcaster acknowledged the edit as an editorial choice.
  • The renewed scrutiny stems from U.S. case files that document roughly 400 messages and meetings between 2011 and 2014, and polling reported Sunday shows Haakon remains popular as confidence in her declines.