The premiere of the prince’s biography took place a few months ago and immediately attracted the attention of the press and his subjects. The chapter “About turning 50” aroused great emotions, in which Haakon shares unknown details about how Mette-Marit’s disease changed their lives.
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Prince Haakon about his wife: she will not recover
— the future king of Norway wrote directly about his wife’s condition.
Mette-Marit suffers from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which causes scarring of lung tissue. As we read, the Duchess cannot be completely cured using currently available drugs. However, they help it function as normally as possible.
Rune Hellestad/Getty Images / Getty Images The Duchess in March 2024
— Haakon explained, adding that it is difficult to predict what will happen in the future. “You don’t know when those days will come. It makes life different than it was,” he admitted.
The duchess was on sick leave several times due to illness. In September, she was absent from the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the reign of Swedish King Carl Gustaf.
As her lover notes, although she has many good days, plans can change at any time. The disease affects how much he can give. “It’s always accompanied by uncertainty. Do we have to cancel something? We don’t know. It’s also a part of life, illness and dealing with difficult things together,” the prince emphasized.
Mette-Marit received a devastating diagnosis in 2018. Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are usually given 2-3 years to live.