Overview
- A dramatic medical collapse occurred during the royal banquet when MP Marthe Hammer suddenly suffered severe abdominal pain, a blood-pressure drop, lost consciousness and vomited while guests stood as the king left the table.
- Seated colleagues reacted immediately, laid Hammer on the parquet floor and placed her in the recovery (stable side) position, where she regained consciousness.
- Hammer told Nettavisen that she sometimes has such fainting episodes, that lying on the floor helps, and that she now feels well enough to continue her political duties including upcoming negotiations.
- The incident happened at the 108th Stortingsdinner, King Haakon’s first such dinner as monarch after his father’s death, an event attended by roughly 199–200 guests with Queen Mette-Marit absent for medical recovery and Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra making a gala debut.
- The episode highlights how sudden medical problems can play out under strict ceremonial protocol and signals that organizers and attendees relied on immediate lay first aid to stabilise a guest without reported follow-up public medical statements.