Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has been receiving intensive treatment to limit the damage done to her skin by the extreme sunburn she suffered while recording an outdoors interview for television last week.
Such is the severity of the sunburn that the doctors attending the Princess said they had only seen two such cases in the past 20 years. In order to avoid any permanent damage, the fair-skinned Princess has been confined to a dimly-lit room to protect her from ultra-violet rays and the risk of infection. The second-degree burns and blistering to Mette-Marit's face and neck are being treated with cortisone.
The damage she suffered to her corneas has now completely healed, but doctors say that her eye injuries, similar to snow blindness, were extremely painful.
The mishap prevented Mette-Marit from travelling to Germany on a five-day trip with her husband, Crown Prince Haakon. He was also sunburnt during the interview, and although his case was not as bad as Mette-Marit's, the sight of his red and peeling face caused some shock when he arrived in Germany.
Both royals have said how much they regret not being able to tour Germany together. “We would very much like to visit again, both of us, but I can´t say when,” said the Prince.
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