Overview
- Crown Prince Haakon said on Monday that Mette-Marit is seriously ill and that he is worried about her health.
- Haakon confirmed she now uses supplemental oxygen in daily life, a development doctors and lung specialists say signals advanced disease.
- Medical teams are reported to be preparing lung-transplant options as a potential last-resort treatment while clinicians decide any listing and timing.
- The royal family has reprioritised time together: Haakon cut short his Japan visit and Princess Ingrid Alexandra will temporarily return from her studies in Sydney to be with her mother.
- Norwegian security service PST and Australian police intercepted a suspicious letter sent to Ingrid Alexandra in Sydney, a 63-year-old man has been issued a contact ban and is due in court on the matter.