Mette-Marit Injured In Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine -- Crown Princess Mette-Marit, of Norway, tripped and fell on some stairs while on an official visit to Ukraine on Monday. The incident resulted in cancellation of her morning program and later, most of the rest of the trip.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, in Kiev on Sunday, before she fell and hit her head.
The crown princess is in Kiev as part of her ongoing efforts to help people suffering from HIV/AIDS. She was due to visit a center for HIV/AIDS patients Monday morning.

Instead she fell and hit her head during a meeting with the organization All-Ukrainian Network, for persons who live with HIV or AIDS.

The fall prompted officials to insist on a doctor's examination and head scan, which led to a diagnosis that the princess suffered a slight concussion.

She was told to spend the next two days resting in bed. Her visit to Ukraine was only scheduled to last until Wednesday morning.

It's not the first time Crown Princess Mette-Marit has suffered unfortunate incidents connected to official foreign trips.

One of her first official visits, to Germany, was cancelled after she suffered severe sunburn during a TV interview. Earlier this year a scheduled trip to Chile was cancelled after she fell ill.

Her trip to Ukraine is part of her role as a special envoy for the United Nations. It's her fourth trip for UNAIDS, the organization that coordinates HIV/AIDS work in the UN.

She earlier has traveled to Canada, Nicaragua and Malawi to encourage tolerance and acceptance of HIV/AIDS patients.

Source: Aftenposten