Overview
- The Norwegian Royal Palace confirmed on June 17 that Crown Princess Mette‑Marit received a donor lung at Oslo’s Rikshospitalet and described the operation as so far successful.
- Her medical team says she will remain hospitalized for several weeks because the early post‑transplant period carries heightened risks of bleeding, infection and acute rejection.
- Close family have been present at the hospital, and two of her children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus, briefly resumed public duties by attending Norway’s World Cup match in New Jersey.
- Parliament’s control and constitutional committee has voted unanimously to advance a proposal to expand Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s regency powers, with a final parliamentary vote set for November 3.
- The transplant underscores long‑term challenges: all lung transplants in Norway are done at Rikshospitalet, donor identities are protected by law, recipients need lifelong immunosuppression, and clinicians warn chronic transplant failure remains a significant risk.