King Haakon takes Queen Mette-Marit to hospital after she pulls out of swearing-in ceremony

Norway's new Queen Consort, Mette-Marit, was taken to the National Hospital in Oslo on Tuesday evening after withdrawing at the eleventh hour from King Haakon's swearing-in ceremony.The Queen had been expected to attend her husband's formal oath to the constitution at the Storting, but was forced to pull out owing to complications from the lung transplant she underwent in June.A statement issued by the Norwegian Palace earlier in the day indicated that Mette-Marit required medical "observation."Pulmonologist Dr Are Holm of Norway's National Hospital said: "It is not uncommon for complications to occur after a lung transplant. The Queen has had complications on some occasions since the operation, including...

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