‘Can Mette-Marit be queen after this?’: Rape trial and Epstein files bring double crisis for Norway’s royals

2026-02-07 - 05:15

Marius Borg Høiby pleads not guilty in court while pressure mounts against his crown princess mother over Epstein friendship There will be little to celebrate when Norway’s King Harald, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, turns 89 later this month. Two multigenerational crises have rocked the institution, causing its popularity to dip in polls of Norwegians and bringing a public glare that far exceeds that of previous scandals. Continue reading...