Overview

• The Norwegian Royal Palace confirmed the change in a statement to Se og Hør.
• The visit had been scheduled for October 6–9 to mark 200 years since the first Norwegian emigration to the United States.
• Crown Prince Haakon will complete the program alone with stops in Iowa, Minnesota and New York.
• The palace continues to adjust the crown princess’s official duties to her health needs, noting daily symptoms and a need for rest since her 2018 pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis.
• Separately, her son Marius Borg Høiby faces 32 charges, including four alleged rapes, with a trial expected in early 2026, and she has not commented publicly.