Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been on sick leave since yesterday on the advice of her doctor, says a press release from the Palace. The Crown Princess is initially on sick leave for two weeks, but this period may be extended. She must therefore cancel planned visits that should have taken place in the near future. Before the weekend, Crown Princess Mette-Marit should have been in Stockholm together with the royal couple and Crown Prince Haakon to participate in the celebration of Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf’s 50 years on the throne. And at the end of this month, 26-28 September, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit were to go on their annual county tour, which this year goes to Vestland. There the couple were to visit Aurland, Lærdal, Sogndal, Høyanger and Solund. Both of these trips must now be canceled by Crown Princess Mette-Marit as a result of her illness. Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon celebrated their 50th birthdays with a backyard party at the Palace on 25 August. The Crown Princess has also been on official missions after that, but must now clear the calendar for the next period. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB Chronic lung disease It is five years since the crown princess told that she, who was 45 at the time, had been diagnosed with the disease chronic pulmonary fibrosis. The Crown Princess then said that she had struggled with health challenges for a few years. As the pain increased, she had been through a lengthy process to find out what was causing it. – It turns out that it is more chronic than we had hoped for, but it also means that a few more pieces fall into place, so for me it is also a very big relief, Crown Princess Mette-Marit told news at the time. It was not comfortable to talk about one’s health in public, she said. But the crown prince couple chose to go public and talk about the chronic illness in 2018, because it was going to limit the crown princess’s working capacity in the future. Pulmonary fibrosis often leads to stiff and less elastic lungs, which make breathing more difficult. – Painful and difficult When news met the crown princess this summer, in connection with her turning 50, she described it as both painful and difficult to have been diagnosed with a chronic illness. – There is much that is painful and difficult and tough about it. At the same time, there is something very nice about it, because you meet yourself very much. You have to take yourself much more seriously. And then you have to slow down, which I have done a lot, she says. A good opportunity to stop and live a little more slowly, she called it. Find out what gives energy, and what takes energy. – I can’t cheat anymore and just think: “This will work!” But it varies how affected I am by my illness, said Crown Princess Mette-Marit. – For many people who live with a chronic illness that you don’t see very well, like me, it can be demanding, especially on the days when it’s quite heavy. Because when people don’t see it on you, it’s hard to understand. I have gained a new respect for that for other chronically ill people. – Because it affects the whole life? – Yes, of course it does. But at the same time, I really try to see the positive. The nice things I work on. I think that is important for one to have a good life. That you try not to dig into it, but rather see what I can achieve with the limitations I have. Form and working capacity have varied in recent years. She has previously described how the disease has brought with it new priorities. It became more important to just be Mette. Not having to define herself based on the fact that she is crown princess, but that she got to be Mette first. But unlike others, the crown princess is in a lifelong job. For her, who will one day become Norway’s queen, the biggest task still lies ahead of her. Chronically ill in a deed that will last a lifetime. – At least I try not to think about that, she told news in the 50-year interview and laughed. – No way. I think I have become quite a lot better at thinking only here and now. Just see how each day is. And if it goes well, it goes well. You get better at living a bit like that in the present.
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