Crown Princess Mette-marit of Norway Successfully Receives Lung Transplant
WHO:
ABC News World - Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
CNN - Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the Norwegian throne
CNN - Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere
WHAT:
BBC News - Crown Princess Mette-Marit will now spend several weeks recovering in hospital.
ABC News World - Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone a successful lung transplant.
NY Post - The royal household stated that Mette-Marit is recovering from the procedure.
CNN - Mette-Marit was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, a chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs.
CNN - Oslo University Hospital stated that Mette-Marit had been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant after a significant deterioration in her health.
WHERE:
CNN - Oslo University Hospital
WHEN:
CNN - Mette-Marit was placed on the waiting list for a lung transplant on June 5.
CNN - Crown Prince Haakon noted a change in Mette-Marit’s condition in December.
WHY:
CNN - Mette-Marit’s health had significantly deteriorated, likely giving her only a year left to live without the surgery.
HOW:
CNN - Mette-Marit will remain at the hospital for several weeks as part of her recovery process, as stated by Professor Are Holm.
(UPDATED June 17, 2026 14:15 UTC)
Crown Princess Mette-Marit will now spend several weeks recovering in the hospital. This news comes from a report by BBC News. The details surrounding her condition have not been disclosed at this time.
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(UPDATED June 17, 2026 10:27 UTC)
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has successfully undergone a lung transplant and is currently recovering at Oslo University Hospital. The royal household revealed that Mette-Marit had been placed on the waiting list for the procedure on June 5, following a significant decline in her health due to pulmonary fibrosis, a condition she was diagnosed with in 2018. Crown Prince Haakon noted that her health had deteriorated to the point where she likely had only a year left to live without the surgery, and she will remain in the hospital for several weeks as part of her recovery process.