Overview
- The Royal Palace confirmed on Friday that Crown Princess Mette‑Marit has been placed on the national waiting list for a lung transplant after comprehensive assessments at Rikshospitalet.
- Doctors told a press briefing that her pulmonary fibrosis has worsened substantially, that without transplant her life expectancy is limited to about a year, and that she is judged fit enough to tolerate surgery.
- Clinicians and the hospital said she will be treated under the same allocation rules as other patients, so any operation will depend on a compatible donor lung matched by size, blood type and urgency.
- The crown princess will suspend official duties while closely monitored at Rikshospitalet, and the family has rearranged plans: Princess Ingrid Alexandra has returned from Sydney and will transfer studies to Oslo, Crown Prince Haakon curtailed travel, and the couple postponed their silver‑wedding celebrations.
- Her adult son has sought to be released from custody to be with the family and legal requests are being processed, while the palace has limited public updates as clinicians manage a time‑sensitive clinical process with significant surgical risks and an uncertain timetable.