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Daniel Westling Denies Illness

Over the weekend, there were reports in the Swedish media that Daniel Westling, the fiancé to Crown Princess Victoria, was suffering an infection due to his kidney transplant last year. The Royal Court denied the claims.

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In a recent edition of the newspaper Expressen, Westling himself said he never felt any better.

“I wish you could show more respect before they spread false information about my health,” he said.

The truth is, Westling was attending meetings at the royal palace the very day newspaper headlines exclaimed that the royal fiancé was acutely ill. Friends of Daniel and Victoria fretted over the news that turned out not to be true.

He also said reports that he was under medical care weren’t true. Instead, Westling was simply getting check-ups from his doctor.

Westling has suffered a non-inherited kidney disease since childhood. His kidney transplant took place three months after the announcement of royal engagement. His father, Olle, was the donor.

Westling will marry the Crown Princess on June 19th, and according to him, his transplant is not a danger to the upcoming nuptials.

Crown Princess Masako Recovering, But Still Stress Prone

On Friday, the Japanese Imperial Household held a press conference about the state of Crown Princess Masako’s mental health. She has been suffering from a stress induced illness since late 2003, and her doctors say while she is still recovering, the Princess is still prone to slipping back to her problems.

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According to Grand Master Issei Nomura of the Imperial Household Agency, the doctors say “more time is required before she can further expand the range of her activities.”

“She is much better than when we first examined her five and a half years ago,” the doctors’ assessments say, pointing to Crown Prince Naruhito and their daughter, Princess Aiko, as playing a major role in her recovery. Whenever Masako does feel stressed, “she is able to recover from it relatively quickly.”

However, the Crown Princess’ condition seesaws and she is still not able to carry out many official engagements, let alone official overseas trips.

The doctors suggest she needs to find her “life’s work” in order to get “increased confidence.”

The last engagement Masako did was last month, when she took part in a memorial service for the 1995 Kobe earthquake victims.