She's a good sport! Crown Princess Mette-Marit dazzles in red at glittering awards ceremony honouring Norway's finest athletes days after revealing she has debilitating vertigo
- Crown Princess Mette-Marit attended the Idrettsgallaen 2018 in Hamar
- Dazzled in a red dress with a pair of lace Nicholas Kirkwood heels
- Was joined by husband Crown Prince Haakon to present an award
- Earlier this week revealed that she was suffering from vertigo
She bravely admitted that vertigo had caused her to cancel several royal engagements, but it seems that Crown Princess mette-marit is feeling herself once more.
The Norwegian royal stole the show in a dazzling floor-length red dress as she attended an awards ceremony on Saturday night.
Joined by husband Crown Prince Haakon Mette-Marit made sure all eyes were on her as she arrived at the event in Hamar, Norway.
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway dazzled in a statement red dress at a sporting awards ceremony on Saturday
The 44-year-old paired her elegant scarlet dress with a pair of eye catching lace heels by British designer Nicholas Kirkwood.
Adding a touch of glamour to her ensemble the mother-of-three opted for a pair of diamond encrusted statement earrings.
Her signature icy-blonde locks were tousled to perfection as she took to the stage at the Idrettsgallaen 2018 (Sports Gala 2018).
The event honours a year of sporting achievements in Noway, with the highest-achieving athletes receiving awards.
She was joined by husband Crown Prince Haakon for the Idrettsgallaen 2018 in Hamar
The Norweigan princess paired her eye-catching dress with a pair of lace stilettos from British Designer Nicholas Kirkwood
Haakon, 44, meanwhile, cut a dapper figure in a navy two-piece suit and a trendy skinny tie as he joined his wife in stage to present an award.
The princess' appearance comes just days after she revealed that she was suffering from vertigo which she had initially mistaken for the menopause.
The royal was even forced to cancel a public engagement at the end of November because the condition left her feeling like she'd been 'overindulging on the ferryboat to Denmark'.
Her signature icy-blonde locks looked preened to perfection in honour of the annual event
The Crown Prince and Princess took to the stage to honour the past year of sporting achievements in Norway
Mette-Marit confirmed that she was actually suffering from vertigo, or 'crystal sickness' as she has called it.
Norway's royal palace said Crown Princess Mette-Marit was suffering from Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), which can cause a loss of balance, dizziness and nausea.
She explained to Norwegian radio station P3 how the illness manifested, saying: 'I turned my head quickly, and it was like the whole world began to move.
'I began to sweat and felt nauseous — I thought I’d started early menopause.'
Crown Prince Mette-Marit said the condition began after a rigorous week of working out with girlfriends, saying: 'I’d been incredibly good at training this fall. We used a program that changed from week to week.'
Despite a healthy work-out regime, Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit revealed that she was left unable to carry out royal engagements following a diagnosis of vertigo at the end of last year
The mother-of-three, who's married to Crown Prince Haakon, said the initial symptoms of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) left her thinking that she had started the menopause early
Vertigo is temporary and although it can reoccur at any time, Crown Princess Mette-Merit appeared to be back to full health while posing for a festive photo with her family
While the condition is temporary, it can come back at any time.
The Norwegian royal is clearly feeling better and enjoyed the festive season with her family, releasing a seasonal image of them looking in good spirits.
The Crown Princess, a former waitress, met her future husband at a music festival in the 1990s when she was a single mother and married into the royal family in 2001.
Mette-Marit has become widely respected for her charity work and has been a special representative for UNAIDS, a branch of the UN that focuses on dealing with HIV and AIDS.
She also joined the Norwegian aid agency NORAD as an intern, and is a patron of several Norwegian charities, including the Oslo International Church Music Festival and the Norwegian Scouting Association.
The illness left the Crown Princess, a mother-of-three, unable to carry out a royal appointment at the end of November
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