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Princess Astrid of Norway has been taken to hospital to be treated for pnemonia, the Palace said in a statement. The announcement comes after the 94-year-old, who is the sister of King Harold, pulled out of attending key engagements during last week’s state visit from the Belgian royal family.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
At the time, palace communications director Guri Varpe said that the princess needed “rest and convalescence” following her illness. But a new statement issued by the palace reveals the princess was admitted to Oslo National Hospital on Friday where she is said to be “on the road to recovery”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Mr Varpe added in a statement that the princess “needs rest and convalescence after a short illness”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
It is understood that she has been unwell for several weeks and was taken to the hospital after she was unable to shake off the illness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
King Harold and Queen Sonja were seen arriving at the hospital to visit the princess on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
At aged 94, Astrid is still a regular fixture at royal events and continues to undertake her own regular engagements. When her widowed father, Olav, became king in 1957, Astrid served as Norway’s “first lady” temporarily.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
However, when her brother, Harold, married Sonja Haraldsen in 1968, the role went to her. But the princess has remained a stalwart supporter of her family and has been at her brother’s side since he took the throne in 1991.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The princess, who was widowed in 2015, has five children and is also a great grandmother.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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