Mette-Marit from Norway has reappeared in the midst of all the controversies. The Princess visited the Skjold military camp in Indre Troms, in the north of the country, where she paid a surprise visit to her daughter, Princess Ingrid, who is undergoing training in the Armed Forces for months now. A breath of fresh air for Haakon’s wife who has been affected by the Marius Case since the summer.
© © Forsvaret og Det kongelige hoffThis royal visit to the detachment has been made because, as noted by the Royal Family and reported by NRK, the country’s public radio and television station, Princess Mette-Marit is very interested in knowing how work is being done to strengthen mental health in the Army. Last year, on the occasion of her 50th birthday, King Harald’s daughter-in-law received as a gift “an exciting day in the Arandas Forces.”
© © Forsvaret og Det kongelige hoffThe visit took place on Friday and there he met with the battalion chaplain to talk about how they work to strengthen emotional health among the military. “It was a nice conversation. The Crown Princess was really interested in the issue and showed great commitment in caring for the members of the Armed Forces,” the military priest told NRK.
© © Forsvaret og Det kongelige hoffIn addition to the institutional part, Mette-Marit’s visit also had a very emotional part, as she met her daughter in what is his first service at the Skjold camp. During the day, mother and daughter ate salmon with pasta with the troop, which was on the menu. The Princess also took a tour of the facilities and saw the tank in which her daughter trained.
© © Forsvaret og Det kongelige hoffWhen Princess Ingrid turned 18 in 2022, she also received as a gift they spent a day in the Army. Now, she is the one who is a recruit and will remain 15 months, until April 2025, in the Armed Forces. Captain Hagen Vangsnes, commander of the engineer battalion, described the Princess as a mature and skilled soldier. “We are very satisfied with this year’s contingent of the 2nd armored engineer company of the engineer battalion. The Princess stands out as a mature and skilled soldier, with good attitudes, on par with the rest of the company,” the captain told NRK.
© © Forsvaret og Det kongelige hoffThis meeting between princesses Mette-Marit and Ingrid occurred after the former traveled to London to see Marius, the son she had before marrying, in a rehabilitation center. After Marius’ arrest and the opening of an investigation following accusations of violence and harassment of his ex-partners, he publicly confessed that “I have struggled with substance abuse for a long time, something I’ve been in treatment for in the past. Now I will return to it and I will do it very seriously. Drug use and my diagnoses do not excuse me. “I want to be responsible for what I have done.”
© © Forsvaret og Det kongelige hoffIn addition to the open investigation into her son, the Princess has recently had some health problems. has resumedor his treatment against chronic pulmonary fibrosis that he has suffered for years and whose side effects forced her to be off work for a few days at the end of October.