Epstein Connections and Rape Condemnation Cast Shadows on Norway's New Royal Family
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After the death of his father, King Haakon ascends the Norwegian throne in a phase in which the royal family is shaken by several affairs concerning his wife, stepson and sister.
Haakon 8th faces the challenge of repairing the image of the royal family, scratched after the revelation of his wife's links with Jeffrey Epstein and conviction of the stepfather for rape.
"It's going to be really exciting," says image-reporter Bettina von Schimmelmann on the future of Mette-Marit. Health problems, the trial of her son Marius and allegations in the Epstein case are a "backbag" for the new Norwegian queen.
New Queen of Norway has already publicly apologized for connections with Epstein and her son, the stepson of King Haakon VIII, was arrested on suspicion of rape in 2024 The post Meet Norway's new royal family after the rise of Haakon VIII to the throne appeared first on InfoMoney.
King Haakon VIII (53) has begun his reign in Norway under strikingly difficult conditions. Several family crises currently occupy the royal house at the same time: on the one hand there are court proceedings against his stepson Marius Borg Høiby (29), the former contacts of his wife Mette-Marit (53) to Jeffrey Epstein (†66) – and on the other hand there is the severe lung disease of Mette-Marit. When her health deteriorated significantly in the …
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