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Crown Princess Mette-Marit apologized for poor judgment in her ties to Jeffrey Epstein after new Justice Department files emerged; 70% of Norwegians still support the monarchy, a poll showed.
- On Friday, newly released U.S. Department of Justice files show Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway's name appears at least 1,000 times, revealing years of contact with Jeffrey Epstein.
- Between 2011 and 2014, messages show contact between Mette-Marit and Epstein, and the palace says she ended ties in 2014 after concluding he sought to exploit her.
- Files show dozens of warm emails and affectionate language, including a question about wallpaper for the 15-year-old son and a four-day stay at Epstein's Palm Beach, Florida residence in 2013.
- There is no criminal allegation, but the disclosures have caused embarrassment for the royal household, with politicians questioning public trust and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store saying he `agreed` she had exercised poor judgement.
- On Tuesday, her son Marius Borg Hoiby goes on trial on 38 counts and could face up to 16 years; the royal couple will not attend the seven-week trial at Oslo district court.
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For many years the Norwegians were proud of the patchwork family in the royal house. But now the stepson of the future king is on trial – and his wife appears in the Epstein files.
Norway Royals Under Pressure Amid Rape Trial And Epstein Email Revelations
Norway’s royal family is facing rare public scrutiny as the rape trial of Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, opened in Oslo this week. Høiby, 29, has been charged with 38 offenses, including multiple counts of rape, abuse, and non-consensual sexual filming. He has pleaded not guilty to the rape charges but admitted responsibility for bodily harm and some drug and driving offenses. The trial is expected to last seven weeks.…
At the opening of his trial on Tuesday, Marius Borg Hoiby, son of the heir princess Mette-Marit, accused of four rapes, pleaded not guilty. His trial is taking place at the same time as the world discovers, via the "Epstein files", the princess's complicit relationship with the American sex offender.
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AlKhaleej TodayNorway crown princess’s son denies rape charges as explosive trial gets underway
OSLO, Feb 3 — The son of Norway’s crown princess pleaded not guilty today to four counts of rape at the opening of a trial that has embarrassed the royal family.Marius Borg Hoiby, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s 29-year-old son from a relationship prior to her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, stood and muttered a negative response when asked to enter a plea to the four counts of rape.Clad in green trousers and a green sweater, wearing bold glasses …
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