Crown Princess Mette-Marit diagnosed with chronic lung disease: October 2018

[iceflower]

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[DukeOfAster]

The roster of active NRF members is looking quite slim - with the news of Mette Marit further scaling back her public duties, King Harald’s frequent health scares (could also include Queen Sonja too), Sverre Magnus being a bit MIA, and Martha Louise not performing royal engagements, I hope Haakon and Ingrid Alexandra are prepared to carry the extra load of responsibilities.

They can only do so much. We must understand they are the Husband and daughter of someone seriously sick and v we should respect that.

 

[ofkingsandqueens]

They can only do so much. We must understand they are the Husband and daughter of someone seriously sick and v we should respect that.

totally understand that they have a lot going on.... but also having royal families as a stable institution starts to look a bit weird if there's hardly anyone there to do the job. best wishes to Mette-Marit, the NRF really needs her to healthy and working.

 

[Biri]

Sverre Magnus probably will be engaged as a working royal if the situation requires that.

 

[Hans-Rickard]

totally understand that they have a lot going on.... but also having royal families as a stable institution starts to look a bit weird if there's hardly anyone there to do the job. best wishes to Mette-Marit, the NRF really needs her to healthy and working.

The norwegians have been in that situation before when King Olav had to reign as a widower and had to rely on Crown Prince Harald and Princess Astrid for help…

Though Harald was still in the military when his father became King and Astrid married in 1961 so they were never 3 full time working royals… Rather 1 full time (Olav), 1 part time (Astrid) and 1 part time but only when not prohibited by the military or university studies abroad (Harald)

It’s a tragedy really that Norway may face the same situation again in the future… But in a way, their luck may also be that it is in Norway where the public support for the monarchy is rock solid and where the people are standing by their king in all weathers…

But yes the reality calls for Sverre Magnus to be prepared to do royal engagements as well… At least part-time…