Mette-Marit has finally shared her first message after becoming Norway’s Queen.
The Norwegian Royal Family took to their official Instagram account on Friday, October 16, to share about a major upcoming event, celebrating the country’s royal textile heritage.
In the post, they dropped a striking portrait of the Queen, who recently underwent a critical lung transplant surgery and took a break from her royal duties.
The Queen’s snap showed her in good health, wearing a classic casual outfit as she sat on a large wooden weaving loom inside her bright study.
She wore a fitted, long-sleeved navy blue crewneck sweater with crisp white wide-leg trouser, and paired it with warn brown suede flats.
Mette-Marit, who became the Queen of Norway in August 2026 upon her husband King Haakon VIII’s ascension to the throne following King Harald V’s death, also shared a personal message, which marked her first after assuming the position.
She wrote, "When I sit down in front of the loom, a lot comes to rest. Time passes more slowly at the loom and it is impossible to hurry. It takes time to weave, but the loom also gives something back: Time and space. A sanctuary.”
Her statement continued, “The loom also represents our shared time - the history of the nation. We have been weaving for thousands of years in this country and have used weaving both as a practical object and in art.”
“The exhibition presents tapestries from the Royal Collections created in the period 1899-1955, and shows how tapestries have been carriers of history and cultural treasures. Queen Mette-Marit,” it concluded.
Threads in Time is an exhibition of historic tapestries from Norway’s Royal Collections and reopened on Thursday, October 15, following a period of closure due to the royal court’s mourning period.
The exhibition presents tapestries from the Royal Collections, created between 1899 and 1955, and demonstrates how such works can serve as both bearers of history and cultural treasures.
