Overview
- The Royal Palace and her physicians report a clear deterioration in her fibrotic lung disease, saying a transplant has become necessary.
- She is not yet on the donor list, and medical teams are undertaking preparations to enable transplantation when appropriate.
- Officials emphasize she will not receive preferential treatment, with Norway typically counting only a few dozen patients awaiting lung transplants.
- Mette-Marit has said the illness is progressing faster than she hoped but expressed a strong wish to keep up official duties adapted to her health.
- The health crisis comes as her son, Marius Borg Høiby, faces multiple charges with a trial expected in early 2026, and he denies the most serious allegations through his lawyer.