Hard times for Norwegian Royals.
The rape trial of Marius Borg Hoiby has concluded, and the verdict is expected by June, with prosecutors asking for 7 years in prison, and his own lawyers asking for no more than 18 months of incarceration.
In the meantime, his mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who has caused an earthquake in Norwegian royalty by being mentionedseveral hundred timesin the US DOJ-released ‘Epstein files’, is speaking up for the first time.
🇳🇴 Norway Crown Princess Mette-Marit said that Jeffrey Epstein “manipulated and deceived” her
“It is extremely important for me to take responsibility for not having more thoroughly investigated his past, and to acknowledge that he manipulated and misled me to such an extent,”…pic.twitter.com/4QAVwoWLNg
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24)March 20, 2026
“Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit said on Friday she regretted her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, seeking to containone of the biggest scandals to hit the country’s royal family.
The U.S. Justice Department’s release of millions of Epstein documents has sent shockwaves around the world, revealing the disgraced financier’s ties to prominent people, including the crown princess and top Norwegian politicians, businessexecutives and diplomats.
‘I was manipulated and deceived’, Mette-Marit said in an interview with public broadcaster NRK. ‘Of course, I wish I had never met him’, she said of Epstein.”
The scandals have taken a toll: the Norwegian royal family’s popularity fell to 60% support in a recent poll, down from 70% in January.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
