Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit (52) has received a new lung. "The Crown Princess has undergone a successful lung transplant at Rikshospitalet in Oslo", the Royal House announced on Wednesday morning. "The lung transplant has been successful so far", declared Arnt Fiane, head of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Rikshospitalet, in the press release.
He took the opportunity to thank all members of the team who were involved in the planning and execution. "We are very happy that everything has gone well so far." Like all other patients after a transplant, the Crown Princess will remain at Rikshospitalet for several more weeks, the statement continued.
This is a routine measure to adjust medication, treat any complications, and carry out rehabilitation measures, explained Are Holm, head of the responsible department at Rikshospitalet, in the statement.
Crown Prince Haakon adjusts his schedule to support his wife
Crown Prince Haakon (52) will adjust his schedule to be with the Crown Princess during this time, the Palace further stated. The 52-year-old had already canceled appointments previously to be able to support his wife.
The next information on the Crown Princess's health condition is planned for her discharge from Rikshospitalet. The Crown Prince couple thanks everyone in the statement for the warm and kind wishes of recent times. The sympathy means a great deal to them in this difficult situation.
In early June, the Palace had announced that Crown Princess Mette-Marit had been placed on the waiting list for a lung transplant. Mette-Marit had already made public in 2018 that she had been diagnosed with the chronic disease pulmonary fibrosis.
