Norway's crown princess placed on listed for lung transplant, palace says

OSLO - Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant after a further deterioration of her health, the royal household said in a statement on Friday.

The 52-year-old wife of Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the Norwegian throne, was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in 2018, a chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs and leads to a reduced oxygen uptake.

Oslo University Hospital in December said the time was approaching when a transplant must be performed but that the crown princess had not yet been placed on Norway's list of possible recipients.

(Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Gwladys Fouche)

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This story was originally published June 5, 2026 at 1:07 AM.