Coverage dated March 19, 2026

Norway's crown princess talks about her ties to Epstein for the first time

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Mette-Marit is married to Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the throne. She and Haakon spoke Thursday to Norwegian broadcaster NRK in a 20-minute interview that occurred the same day the criminal trial against her son, Marius Borg Høiby, concluded.

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Los Angeles Times
Norway's crown princess talks about her ties to Epstein for the first time (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Mar 19, 2026
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Mette-Marit is married to Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the throne. She and Haakon spoke Thursday to Norwegian broadcaster NRK in a 20-minute interview that occurred the same day the criminal trial against her son, Marius Borg Høiby, concluded.
NBC News
Norway's crown princess says she was 'manipulated and deceived' by Epstein (opens NBC News)
Published Mar 19, 2026
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Norway‘s Crown Princess Mette-Marit said on Friday she regretted her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, seeking to contain one of the biggest scandals to hit the country’s royal family
The Guardian
Norway’s crown princess says she was ‘deceived’ by Jeffrey Epstein (opens The Guardian)
Published Mar 19, 2026
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Mette-Marit says she ‘did not know he was a sex offender’, despite Googling him three years after his prison sentence
Deutsche Welle
Norwegian princess says she was 'manipulated' by Epstein (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Mar 19, 2026

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