{
  "id": 3887221,
  "title": "Kronprinsen på Rikshospitalet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/kronprinsen-pa-rikshospitalet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T04:17:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "E24 Norway",
    "slug": "e24-norway",
    "url": "https://e24.no/norsk-oekonomi/i/bOoKB3/kronprins-haakon-pa-rikshospitalet"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kronprins Haakon and Kronprincess Mette-Marit were seen at Rikshospitalet on Friday morning, having returned from their second visit to the hospital that day. Apart from police patrol cars rotating outside the hospital, it had been quiet throughout the night. After a day during which all members of the royal family - the king, queen, crown prince, and their two children, Princess Märtha Louise and Queen Astrid - visited the hospital, Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit arrived at 19:40, more than ten minutes after Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit left the hospital.\n\nKronprins Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit were dressed in black, and the crown prince wore a black suit. They made a clear impression as they arrived at the hospital. It was not until 16:00, around seven hours later, that they returned to Skaugum. At 16:56, the Royal Court announced that the king's health condition remained unchanged since the early morning: \"His Majesty the King's health is deteriorating. His Majesty the King's health condition is very serious.\" Princess Märtha Louise has not been observed entering or leaving the hospital. At 14:00 on Thursday, her manager Carina Scheele Carlsen confirmed in a message to VG that the princess is at the hospital with her family. Her husband, Durek Verrett, has been hospitalized for a kidney transplant, which was successfully completed on Wednesday.\n\nThroughout the day, the king was visited by his family, starting at 9:00 with Queen Sonja, followed by the crown prince and princess, and later Prince Sverre Magnus, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, and Marius Borg Høiby. Princess Astrid and Princess Märtha Louise's daughter Leah Isadora Behn were also present at the hospital. At 16:00 on Thursday, the crown prince, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus, Princess Astrid, Leah Isadora Behn, and Marius Borg Høiby left the hospital.",
  "summary": "Kronprins Haakon har i natt vært på sykehuset der kong Harald er alvorlig syk.",
  "key_points": [
    "Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit visited Rikshospitalet twice.",
    "King's health condition worsened, described as \"very serious\".",
    "Princess Märtha Louise's whereabouts unknown during hospital visit."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The royal family's visible presence at Rikshospitalet underscores the gravity of the king's condition, with the crown prince and princess's repeated visits suggesting a coordinated response to the monarch's deteriorating health.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}