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Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway opened up about why she’s scaling back her schedule to focus on her health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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The Royal House of Norway announced on Sept. 19 that Mette-Marit, 52, will reduce her duties in October to undergo pulmonary rehabilitation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Crown Prince Haakon’s wife has chronic pulmonary fibrosis and the court said in January that her lung condition had “progressed”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Crown Princess Mette-Marit<\/a> of Norway is speaking out about why now is the right time to temporarily reduce her royal duties to focus on her health.<\/p>\nOn Sept. 19, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 52, opened up about her decision to clear her calendar of official commitments for the month of October.<\/p>\n
The Norwegian royal has chronic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung condition. Earlier on Friday, the Royal House of Norway announced that she will reduce her royal duties next month as she undergoes pulmonary rehabilitation.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the press at the Norwegian Folk Museum, Crown Princess Mette-Marit said, “I should have done it a long time ago, but now is the time. So I’m going to do it. Because I need a little more help than before to cope with daily life with pulmonary fibrosis,” Hola!<\/em> magazine<\/a> reported, per a translation.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\nMarius Gulliksrud\/Stella via ZUMA Press<\/p>\n
Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Oslo on Sept. 19, 2025.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
She added about what’s next, “I think it’s about meeting other people who suffer from the same lung disease as me. And having better control over how I’ll cope with my daily life with this chronic illness.”<\/p>\n
Mette-Marit reflected after the Royal House of Norway announced that she’ll scale back her schedule next month to receive the rehabilitation.<\/p>\n
“Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit will undergo a month of pulmonary rehabilitation in Norway from the beginning of October,” the court said in a statement<\/a> on Sept. 19.<\/p>\n“The Crown Princess will therefore not carry out official assignments in October, but some exceptions are planned, such as the dinner for the representatives of the Storting at the Royal Palace on October 23,” it continued. “The Crown Princess is scheduled to resume her official work in November.”<\/p>\n\n![\"PPE\/SIPA\/Shutterstock\u00a0](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ghm1uYD2QpZxm1rpi1vhjg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/4e03ac2895f0568e2c63c1609cd2c12b\"\/)
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway opened up about why she’s scaling back her schedule to focus on her health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
The Royal House of Norway announced on Sept. 19 that Mette-Marit, 52, will reduce her duties in October to undergo pulmonary rehabilitation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Crown Prince Haakon’s wife has chronic pulmonary fibrosis and the court said in January that her lung condition had “progressed”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Crown Princess Mette-Marit<\/a> of Norway is speaking out about why now is the right time to temporarily reduce her royal duties to focus on her health.<\/p>\n On Sept. 19, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 52, opened up about her decision to clear her calendar of official commitments for the month of October.<\/p>\n The Norwegian royal has chronic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung condition. Earlier on Friday, the Royal House of Norway announced that she will reduce her royal duties next month as she undergoes pulmonary rehabilitation.<\/p>\n Speaking to the press at the Norwegian Folk Museum, Crown Princess Mette-Marit said, “I should have done it a long time ago, but now is the time. So I’m going to do it. Because I need a little more help than before to cope with daily life with pulmonary fibrosis,” Hola!<\/em> magazine<\/a> reported, per a translation.<\/p>\n Marius Gulliksrud\/Stella via ZUMA Press<\/p>\n Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Oslo on Sept. 19, 2025.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n She added about what’s next, “I think it’s about meeting other people who suffer from the same lung disease as me. And having better control over how I’ll cope with my daily life with this chronic illness.”<\/p>\n Mette-Marit reflected after the Royal House of Norway announced that she’ll scale back her schedule next month to receive the rehabilitation.<\/p>\n “Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit will undergo a month of pulmonary rehabilitation in Norway from the beginning of October,” the court said in a statement<\/a> on Sept. 19.<\/p>\n “The Crown Princess will therefore not carry out official assignments in October, but some exceptions are planned, such as the dinner for the representatives of the Storting at the Royal Palace on October 23,” it continued. “The Crown Princess is scheduled to resume her official work in November.”<\/p>\n