RIKSHOSPITALET / OSLO (Nettavisen): Late on Sunday evening, King Harald (87) landed safely on Norwegian soil after being admitted to hospital in Langkawi in Malaysia following an infection. The king was then transported to Rikshospitalet.
On Monday morning, shortly after 09.30, Princess Ingrid Alexandra (20) arrived at the hospital. It was VG who mentioned the matter first.
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Nettavisen’s reporter at the scene stated that three BMW x5s and a Tesla drove into the area, and that the princess was sitting in the front seat of the Tesla. The latter car is registered at the royal court.
The princess was at the hospital for just under an hour, and just before 10.30 the 20-year-old was observed in the same Tesla on her way out of the National Hospital. According to Nettavisen’s journalist on the spot, Crown Princess Mette-Marit (50) was also there.
WATCH VIDEO: Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Crown Princess Mette-Marit leave the Rikshospitalet here
Nettavisen has tried to get a comment from the Castle. They have not yet responded to Nettavisen’s inquiries.
– A good sign
Royal house expert in Nettavisen, Tove Taalesen, says that it can be considered good news that the princess is visiting the king:
– It is a good sign that Princess Ingrid Alexandra is visiting the king before she leaves to return to service in the Armed Forces. She wants to meet grandfather and get an assurance that he is in good hands, she tells Nettavisen.
– The two have a close and strong relationship, a friendship that has developed as the princess has grown. After all, they share the same fate. There are not many people who can understand the princess’s challenges, thoughts, doubts and fears about what will come in the future. But King Harald can. He has once been in the same position, she continues.
Crown Prince Haakon (50) takes over regent duties for the king while he is on sick leave. When asked whether the program will continue as planned after the king’s admission to the National Hospital, the Palace replies as follows:
– The official calendar on our website is always up to date. In the event of any changes to the programme, the websites will be updated immediately, writes communications manager Guri Varpe in a text message to Nettavisen.
In the first service
In mid-January, the princess started her first service in the engineer battalion at Skjold camp in Indre Troms. The princess will be in the military for one year.
Sunday evening wrote The daily newspaper that the princess had a weekend leave, but it was unclear whether it was for family reasons or a normal leave from the military.
NTB and NRK were allowed to come in and see what it was like in the military for the princess, the day after she started. The press got to see her take part in a lesson where she learned about the different parts of a weapon, and how to disassemble and reassemble it.
– I have no regrets, answered the princess.