A few days ago, the Norwegian Royal Court warned that Crown Princess Mette-Marit, wife of the future King of Norway, must resume treatment to treat her chronic lung disease. The side effects of this treatment will prevent Crown Princess Mette-Marit from attending the Storting gala evening this Thursday.
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No Storting gala this year for Mette-Marit from Norway
Every year, King Harald V of Norway hosts a gala evening in honor of the Storting, the Norwegian parliament. The dinner always takes place at the end of October, a few days after the start of the parliamentary term. This gala honors the deputies and the president of the Storting. For the occasion, King Harald is surrounded by all the active members of his family, namely Queen Sonja, the heir couple and Princess Astrid.
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit arrive at the gala dinner for the Storting in 2021, accompanied by Princess Astrid (Photo: Torstein Boe/NTB//Scanpix Norway/ABACAPRESS.COM)
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This Wednesday, the Royal Court of Norway announced that Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 51, was on sick leave from October 23 for a period of one week “due to the side effects of his medications”. Consequently, Mette-Marit will not be able to be present this Thursday at the evening. The Storting gala evening is always an opportunity for Queen Sonja and the princesses to bring out their most beautiful finery, including their tiaras. There will therefore be one less tiara during this evening which Crown Princess Mette-Marit usually attends every year.
Every year, King Harald hosts a gala dinner in honor of the Storting, here in October 2021 (Photo: Torstein Boe/NTB//Scanpix Norway/ABACAPRESS.COM)
A few days ago, the Norwegian Royal Court warned that Crown Princess Mette-Marit was resuming her treatment. The press release already announced that the side effects would force King Harald’s daughter-in-law to cancel engagements. Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway was diagnosed with her illness in 2018 and immediately made it public. Mette-Marit suffers from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which is inflammation and scarring of the lungs. Regularly, the daughter-in-law of King Harald V has to cancel or shorten engagements due to her illness.
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in discussion with the Finnish First Lady, Suzanne Innes-Stubb, during the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Nordic Embassy in Berlin, Monday, October 21 (Photo: Jens Kalaene/DPA/ ABACAPRESS.COM)
This Monday, Crown Princess Mette-Marit seemed in good shape when she accompanied her husband, Crown Prince Haakon to Germany. The heir couple of Norway met the heir couple of Sweden and the royal couple of Denmark there to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Nordic embassy in Berlin. Mette-Marit and other royals attended this event together, then met in the evening to share a state dinner hosted by the German president.
Nicolas Fontaine
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Nicolas Fontaine has been a designer-editor and author for numerous Belgian and French brands and media. A specialist in royal family news, Nicolas founded the site Histoires royales of which he is the editor-in-chief. [email protected]
