Norways Princess Ingrid Alexandra leaves school in Australia to be with seriously ill mom

The future Queen of Norway is putting her studies on hold and rushing home from Australia as her mom battles a worsening illness.Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 22, is returning to Norway from the University of Sydney to be by the side of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, whose chronic lung disease has recently deteriorated, according to Norwegian broadcaster NRK.“Ingrid Alexandra plans to come home soon.It has to do with the family situation.

She wants to be with her mother,” Crown Prince Haakon said during an official visit to Japan, the outlet reported Monday.The princess is in the middle of a three-year degree in international relations and political economy.While she is expected to eventually return to Australia, Haakon said it is unclear how long she will remain at home.The decision comes as Mette-Marit, 52, continues her battle with chronic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease she was diagnosed with in 2018.Last week, Haakon revealed the seriousness of her condition.“The Crown Princess is seriously ill, and I think she has gotten a bit worse lately,” he said, according to NRK.

“So I am worried about her health.”“These six months have gone pretty well, I think.But there are different phases.

So we just have to try to solve it as best we can,” he added.The Norwegian royal palace announced in March that Mette-Marit’s health had “deteriorated.” Just days ago, officials also cut short Haakon’s trip to Japan because of her “health situation.”Mette-Marit has recently been seen at public events wearing a nasal cannula, an oxygen tube that helps with her breathing.Asked whether she could eventually need a lung transplant, Haakon said, “It’s a medical question.So they’re the ones who decide when it should happen, when it’s right.

But I think she’s gotten a lot worse lately, unfortunately.”Princess Ingrid Alexandra, the eldest child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is Norway’s future queen.She is second in line to ...