Princess Mette-Marit tests positive for Covid as a risk group

Mette-Marit infected with coronavirus again despite the precautions taken to be a risk group. The Norwegian princess tested positive at the end of 2020, and today the palace announced that she has contracted the disease again. As stated in the official statement, Mette-Marit “showed usual symptoms and is being monitored by her doctor.” The royal is at risk due to chronic pulmonary fibrosis diagnosed in 2018, a serious illness that can cause dangerous respiratory failure. From the palace, they have announced that their official agenda will be paralyzed until the princess is fully recovered, which is when she resumes her royal duties.

Her husband, Prince Haakon, tested positive for Covid last June, although he has already recovered and is unaffected. But the infections of the Norwegian royal family this summer do not end here. King Harald was hospitalized earlier this month due to a serious infection. The 85-year-old monarch was admitted to Oslo University Hospital due to a fever caused by the infection he was suffering from. “His Majesty the King has been diagnosed with an infection that will require him to remain in hospital for several days,” the statement from the Royal Palace said. After being hospitalized for three days, King Harald was released from the hospital: “His Majesty King Harald has been released from the Rikshospitalet. The king is in good shape,” they said from the palace.

Now all eyes are on Princess Mette-Marit’s health. The royal told in a documentary how her life had changed after she was diagnosed with chronic pulmonary fibrosis. In October 2018, the news came out that the Norwegian princess was suffering from a serious chronic illness. The royal spoke on the subject in a documentary broadcast on Norwegian television entitled ‘The Year with the Royal Family’, explaining that his illness caused a lot of coughing and shortness of breath sometimes. “My life has changed a lot. For the first time since I got married, my life doesn’t get that much attention. It’s great,” says Mette-Marit.

The diagnosis meant that the public events she attended were significantly reduced, as they had to be perfectly organized for the princess to prepare. Mette-Marit explained that her life was now “a little calmer” and that this was a “very good” thing for her. The princess’s illness directly affects her daughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, who recently celebrated her 18th birthday. The young woman will have her future agenda as queen, and many see her as the solution to her mother’s illness, limiting her development in her functions as a member of the Norwegian royal family.

Princess Mette-Marit, as always, has the unconditional support of her entire family, especially her husband Haakon. The couple will be celebrating their 21st wedding anniversary next Thursday and the truth is that their story is very similar to a romantic fairy tale. Their relationship had to go through a lot of obstacles in the beginning, but luckily everything turned out well. when the prince Haakon revealed he was in love with a single mother who had had addiction problems, the Norwegian royal family shouted to the heavens. The royals and the press did not see Mette-Marit as a worthy royal, but Prince Haakon was very clear that she was the woman of his life and decided against all odds to continue their love story.

Finally the couple passed the altar and Mette-Marit gradually gained the affection of her in-laws and of all citizens of Norway. The couple had two children from their marriage: Sverre Magnus from Norway, 16; and Ingrid Alexandra from Norway, 18. The first obstacles are the best proof that the love between the Norwegian princes is completely pure and sincere, and all indications are that it will last a lifetime.