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Norway's crown princess on lung transplant waiting list, palace says
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- Tom Mc Arthur Getty Images Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant, the country's royal household has said.
- Mette-Marit, who suffers from an incurable lung disease, has suspended official duties and will have the operation as soon as a donor becomes available, it said.
- Høiby, who denies the charges, has requested release from custody because his mother is seriously ill, Norwegian media report.
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Tom Mc Arthur Getty Images Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant, the country's royal household has said.
Mette-Marit, who suffers from an incurable lung disease, has suspended official duties and will have the operation as soon as a donor becomes available, it said.
The princess, who married Crown Prince Haakon in 2001, has been battling the illness while facing revelations about her association with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the rape trial of her son from a previous relationship, Marius Borg Høiby.
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