Overview
- The Royal Palace announced on September 19 that she will step back from public engagements in October for treatment.
- She will undergo a month of pulmonary rehabilitation in Norway beginning in early October.
- All October appearances are canceled except a dinner with members of the Norwegian Parliament on October 23.
- The palace expects her to return to official duties in November.
- Mette-Marit, 52, disclosed in 2018 that she has a rare pulmonary fibrosis and has previously taken multi-week sick leaves in September 2023, October 2024 and March 2025, while her son Marius Borg Høiby remains under indictment with a trial set for early 2026.