Overview

• The palace says the rehabilitation will take place in Norway starting early October and her official calendar is largely cleared, with an exception for the Storting dinner on 23 October.
• She is expected to return to official duties in November, according to the palace statement.
• Mette-Marit previously announced a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis in 2018 and has taken multi‑week breaks in September 2023, October 2024 and March 2025.
• On medical advice she will not travel to the United States this fall, and Crown Prince Haakon will make the planned visit to Iowa, Minnesota and New York without her.
• The announcement comes as public attention also focuses on her son Marius Borg Høiby, who faces 32 charges including four alleged rapes, with a trial scheduled to begin on 3 February 2026.