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Feb. 10, 2026

Mette-Marit Visits Jailed Son Marius Borg Høiby as Epstein Fallout Rattles Norway’s Royals

Mette-Marit Visits Jailed Son Marius Borg Høiby as Epstein Fallout Rattles Norway’s Royals
Mette-Marit Visits Jailed Son Marius Borg Høiby as Epstein Fallout Rattles Norway’s Royals
Crown and Controversy - Norway's Royal Rebels
Mette-Marit Visits Jailed Son Marius Borg Høiby as Epstein Fallout Rattles Norway’s Royals

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit make multiple visits to Marius Borg Høiby behind bars as his rape trial grinds on, raising questions about access and optics. At the same time, Princess Ingrid Alexandra retreats abroad after blasting “personal attacks” on Instagram, while Epstein-linked scandals widen with a Norwegian ambassador’s resignation. Norway’s once low-drama monarchy is now under sustained pressure at home and abroad.

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0:03 Callaroga Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Crown and Controversy Norway. I am your Palace Intrigue host Mark Francis. Reports from Norwegian sources suggest Marius borg Hoibi has received visits from Crown Prince Harken and Crown Princess Madame Marie Weeby's defense lawyer said, it is completely natural that he receives visits from his family, but I do not wish to say anything further about this. I assume that it is important for him, like everyone else in prison, to receive visits from family. This is no different for him than for anyone else. NETA Visit has learned that the Crown Prince couple visited at Hoibi on Thursday outside regular visiting hours, at around seven thirty pm. On Saturday, there was another visit, but this time only from Crown Prince Harken at approximately three thirty pm. According to Oslo's prisons website, inmates without children are allowed a maximum of one visit per week. Nevertheless, Hoeby has received two visits within a single week. At the moment, there are fewer inmates at the prison than usual because it is preparing to relocate. According to the prison governor. This provides slightly more flexibility when staffing levels allow and when visits do not conflict with lawyers, meetings or other appointments. Prison Governor Nils lyle Finstad tells website VG I am bound by statutory confidentiality, but I choose to say that the relatives have been crystal clear that they do not want special treatment and they have not

1:34 received it. It is our duty to continuously assess whether there are special circumstances related to all visits, in relation to the inmate relatives, security and overall capacity. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands was seen sharing a warm moment with King Harold of Norway on Sunday as the two royal families reunited at the Winter Olympic Games. The Dutch Queen, who attended alongside King Willem Alexander and their daughter Princess Amalia, was photographed greeting King Harald with a huge hugwell watching the men's five thousand meter speedskating final. The group also spent time with Queen Sonya, enjoying a catch up in the stands. The meeting highlighted the close relationship the Queen Maxima and King William Alexander have maintained with the Norwegian royal family in recent years. In twenty twenty one, the Dutch Royals were hosted by King Harold and Queen Sonya during a state visit to Norway. Website Musner Norway reports Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Severa Magnus had left the country amid the scandals. The princess traveled to Australia to continue her studies, Whilstpe Magnus likely returned to Milan, Italy.

2:41 Last Thursday, the princess latched out of the press in a post on her private Instagram account, and Harque reported this text probably wouldn't pass the Veg test. It will have been taken apart and used against me. She shared, among other things in the post to her eight hundred followers, It's not about any case, not Marius, nor Mom or Dad or Magnus. It's about personal attacks. It can apply to anyone, but it often applies to us. I chose to post it here because I'm going completely crazy. When is enough enough? The princess went on to chair that she has created a thought experiment, something she has been thinking about for several years. The broadcaster writes that she addresses a you and asks you to imagine being accused in the media of killing someone. Even if you haven't killed anyone, an impression is created that you have. She believes that media headlines are framed in a way that suggests you are defending yourself against a media storm and the accusations. If, for example, you appear on a podcast to open up about the accusations, suspicion is created around what you say in the podcast. When accused of something, one often has to accept that one's entire past is examined.

3:46 She then used strong words, it is important not to make claims that you have no basis for. As mentioned, the princess did not refer to any specific incident in the post, and the Palace declined to comment on Ingrid Alexander's message. Several royal exs have praised the posts, saying it is good that she shows some of her opinions. However, not everyone is equally positive about the princess's behavior. On Instagram, one columnist suggested, I think this is very humanly understandable from a human perspective. It's sympathetic at the same time, it shows that she does not yet understand the role of being royal, and she should, by no means have done this. Here the Royal House must speak with one voice. What she has probably thought is that she is in her private space together with friends, just like when you speak confidentially with a partner of close colleagues. She has been backstage, not on stage, but for public figures, there really is no backstage unless you are with those you trust one hundred percent, and that turns out to be nearly impossible. More in just a moment, a Norwegian ambassador has resigned following revelations about her past association with Jeffrey Epstein, becoming the latest political figure caught up in the fallout from newly released files. Epstein is reported to have left ten million dollars to the children of Jewel in a will drawn up shortly before his death by suicide in a New York prison cell in twenty nineteen. Jewel, who had been Norway's ambassador to Jordan, stepped down Sunday night after being suspended the previous week. Norway's Foreign Minister Epsom

5:18 barth Aide said jewels contact with Epstein represented a serious labs in judgment and confirmed that an investigation into the matter would continue. Jewel told the NTB Norwegian news agency that it had been imprecise to describe her contact with Epstein as minimal. She said the connection stemmed from her husband's relationship with Epstein and that she had no independent, social or professional relationship with him. Jewel added that the contact had been sporadic and private and not connected to her official duties as a government representative. And there you have it. If you'd like to email us, address is the Palace Intrigue at gmail dot com. My apologies for any mispronunciations of Norwegian names. By the way, we will continue to cover the Norwegian trial on this feed Crown and Controversy Norway, as well as our regular daily show, Palace Intrigue, and you can search for both of those wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Mark Francis my thanks to John McDermott. This is Crown and Controversy Norway. Good terms.