Norway's Crown Princess, Mette-Marit
Norway’s Crown Princess, Mette-Marit, who suffers from a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis that causes breathing difficulties, has undergone a “successful” lung transplant, the palace said on Wednesday.
“We are delighted that everything has progressed well so far. In accordance with standard practice for all recent transplant recipients, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess will remain admitted to Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet for several weeks to come,” Are Holm, lung specialist at the hospital, said in the palace statement.
Mette-Marit, 52, was diagnosed with the illness, which causes scarring of the lungs, in 2018.
Her condition had deteriorated significantly over the past six months, and her doctors announced on June 5 that she had been placed on the waiting list for a lung transplant.
