At the beginning of September, Mette-Marit He set off alarm bells after being absent from an event due to discomfort due to the chronic lung disease he suffers from. This came in the midst of the scandal involving his son, Maris Borg Høiby. One month later, The Royal House of Norway has issued an urgent statement regarding the state of health of the Crown Princess.
Mette-Marit at a public event
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The Royal House of Norway confirmed this Friday, October 11, that Princess Mette-Marit has just restarted her treatment for the chronic pulmonary fibrosis she suffers from. As they explain, this will cause Prince Haakon’s wife to be more absent and unable to fulfill her official commitments.
“Treatment has been restarted for his chronic lung disease. Previous experience has shown that medications can cause side effects that may have consequences for your official agenda. Therefore, it seems natural to us to share this information in the situation we find ourselves in,” the statement reads.
The country’s press assures that Mette-Marit will undergo a new treatment that will try to alleviate the discomfort that you have been experiencing lately. Especially a month ago, when he had to miss one of his official appointments during his tour of Trøndelag County.
Caroline Vagle, royalty expert from ‘Se og Hør’, has indicated that it is a good sign that the Royal Family has reported on the treatment because they are already reporting that Mette-Marit will be publicly missing. “The treatment could cause more absences and that is why they report this. She has always been open about her chronic illness and it’s a good thing. When he told it for the first time, he said he wanted to tell it to avoid speculation,” he says.
Mette-Marit was diagnosed with chronic pulmonary fibrosis in 2018
King Harald of Norway and Princess Mette-Marit
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Mette-Marit has always spoken openly about her illness and the damage it entails. It was in 2018 when he was diagnosed chronic pulmonary fibrosis. It is a serious degenerative disease that causes scarring of the lung. A condition with which she is forced to cancel official events with very little notice, in addition to preventing her from leading a normal life.
The Royal House of Norway has always made it very clear that the disease is under control and they have been very transparent when talking about the state of health of the Crown Princess. Like now, he restarts the treatment.
This statement about his state of health comes in the midst of all the controversies that his own son, Marius Borg, is involved in, who has once again broken the restraining order filed by his ex-partner, the influencer Nora Haukland. Mette-Marit’s health has suffered recently. In September 2023, Prince Haakon’s wife was on leave due to her illness and stayed away from the media spotlight for two months.
This is how Mette-Marit opened up about her illness
Haakon and Mette-Marit at an official event
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In 2023, Mette-Marit came forward to talk about her illness in a documentary. Then, he explained that this had prevented him on several occasions from being present, representing Norway, at official functions. “The disease is a little stronger some days than others“, it was said.
As we have explained, Mette-Marit’s illness prevents her from leading a normal life. In fact, she herself admitted that It made him anxious to have to face climbing hills.. “It’s an absurd thing, but I’m very embarrassed when I breathe very loudly and I’m in front of the microphones. I get very stressed. This disease has changed the way I live my own life.. Now I’m much calmer,” she said in the documentary.
Mette-Marit begins a new treatment for her illness amid the scandals of her first-born child
Marius Borg with Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit
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This statement about his health comes in the midst of all the scandals involving his eldest son, Marius Borg. While the Crown Princes, as well as King Harald, refuse to speak on the matter, the country’s press has revealed Mette-Marit’s vision. The Crown Princess’s inner circle has spoken to ‘Se og Hør’ and They have revealed that he always positions himself next to his son.
As can be read in the newspaper, Those closest to Mette-Marit say that she is “very naive” and always believes all the explanations that her firstborn gives her.. They insist that he has never questioned his son, even though he is fully aware of the bad life he leads.
Marius Borg boasts of his circle of friends
A few days ago some compromising audios were published in which Marius Borg confessed to selling and using drugs. He also boasted that his circle of friends had not changed in recent years. In it we find people with backgrounds, popular faces from reality shows, as well as children of businessmen. The young man himself also made it clear that his mother was fully aware of everything he did.