As of: January 30, 2024, 10:01 p.m
By: Susanne Kröber
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Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit refuses to be defeated.
After surviving the corona infection, she now visited the international book fair in Egypt.
Cairo - At the end of the year, it was not expected that Crown Princess Mette-Marit (50) would be able to fly to Egypt in January.
Due to Covid illness, Mette-Marit missed the photo shoot for the Norwegian royal family's Christmas card and had to cancel all other appointments.
After surviving Corona illness: Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit visits the book fair in Cairo
There was great concern for Crown Princess Mette-Marit, after all, the wife of Norway's heir to the throne Haakon (50) has been suffering from chronic pulmonary fibrosis for years.
The disease cannot be cured and patients are mainly affected by shortness of breath, coughing and shortness of breath.
An unpredictable illness, as Crown Prince Haakon admits in his biography “Haakon – historier om en tronarving” (German: “Haakon – Stories about an heir to the throne”).
“She has many happy days, even if the uncertainty is always there.
Do we have to cancel?
We never know that in advance,”
Svensk Damtidning
quotes from the book.
It's all the nicer to see that Mette-Marit seems to have recovered well from her corona infection despite pulmonary fibrosis.
Norway's Crown Princess apparently felt so good that she dared to open the Norwegian pavilion at the international book fair in Cairo, Egypt.
Between the book fair and the embassy: Mette-Marit hardly allows herself a break in Cairo
Norway will be the guest country at the international book fair in 2024.
The opening speech in Cairo was given by Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who traveled to Egypt without Haakon.
“In difficult times like these, art, literature and freedom of speech enable us to better understand everything we have in common,” said Mette-Marit in her speech.
“Reading about other people’s lives deepens our understanding, increases our ability to empathize, and shows us that others share our thoughts and feelings.”
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After surviving the corona infection, Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit paid a visit to the international book fair in Cairo.
© picture alliance/dpa/Britta Pedersen
Crown Princess Mette-Marit is completing a tight program in Cairo. In addition to the opening of the Norwegian pavilion, the mother of three also had a reception at the Norwegian embassy and a visit to a bookstore.
“My favorite future queen,” commented one fan enthusiastically on
.
However, Haakon and Mette-Marit are still on hold after King Harald's statements about his abdication.
Sources used:
Instagram, svenskdam.se, kongehuset.no