"The Wheel of Violence" - The Week in Norwegian Royal News with Mark Francis

0:00 Ah Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Crown and Controversy Norway. I'm your Palace Intrigue host Mark Francis. This is the episode where we recap the week's events. If you'd like more detail, please go back and check out the daily edition of Crown and Controversy Norway. Here's what happened last week. The fourth week of the trial of Marius borg Hoibi moved into a new phase as the court focused on the charge of domestic abuse connected to his former partner Norah Haukland. Hoeby is charged with thirty eight offenses involving seven alleged victims. He denies the most serious allegations and is presumed innocent and less proven guilty.

0:49 Under Norwegian law, a conviction for domestic abuse requires more than isolated incidents. Prosecution must demonstrate what it described as a regime of violence or intimidation and over time, making the communication between the couple central evidence. The court has set aside extensive time to go through a very large volume of messages between Hoybi and haucland police officer Meaner banken Rude read aloud from extensive message exchanges. Material the prosecution says illustrates what they describe as a cycle of tension, conflict, and reconciliation often seen in violent relationships. Explaining the wheel of violence, Beckenrud told the court that such relationships can move through three repeating phases, a period of rising tension and acute conflict, and then the honeymoon phase, when expressions of love and regret create hope that things will change.

1:43 In one exchange, after a night in which Hauckland accused Hoebi of being with a former partner, he wrote, I just want to say I'm sorry for being an idiot. I regret what I did very much. I understand that you feel humiliated and small. That was never my intention. I love you and I hope one day we can move past this. The Poe's photo became a focus of the trial. The image, posted by influencer Sophie Elise Isaacson, showed Halkland holding a small bag with white powder. Halklin has said it was an accident. Waby told the court he believes the opposite. What can I say? This was pr strategy from end to end. I know that this in no way was an accident. It's Norway's biggest influencer.

2:23 He described the photo as a crisis for him and his family. For me and my family, this was it was a crisis. He told the court. He worked to get Halkland's face blurred, even contacting TV two's news editor. He also described the feeling cut out of the pr handling. I thought that was a betrayal. I had stood there and worked so effing hard to help her and get her through this because she was crushed. Oaby became emotional speaking about his family. Regarding Halclan's portrayal of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, he told the court through tears, I can't definitely understand it. Mum and Hearken haven't done anything other than be the world's kind both to Nora and to me, and they have helped me in every possible way. And the way she describes them, I get so angry. I really don't have words. He described a knight as escalating when he became properly drunk. He said he pushed Haukland against a wall and spat in her faces an attempt to initiate sex, telling the court he misread the moment. It was obviously misinterpreted because she started to cry. I apologized and said sorry, sorry, sorry. On the Pamesa's Festival confrontation, Wyby said the situation had been blown out of proportion, claiming he felt surrounded by her friends after denying he had sold drugs. I felt trapped, he told the court. Television personality Dan By Choi, a friend of both parties, told the court the early period was very much in love with little to criticize. He confirmed witnessing frequent arguments, but said he did not see

3:54 physical violence. They were very good at arguing. The whole room becomes part of it. They shout, and it is quite shameless. At the same time, he acknowledged Toibe could be controlling us. Whether he believed Halkland could have been afraid, Choe replied he had not personally experienced that, but added she had every reason to be afraid of Marius. In a heated argument considering his size. Influencer Anakin Jorgensen gave one of the most emotional testimonies. She described seeing messages that she called insanely ugly after Haucklan posted photographs of herself and told the court her friend eventually collapsed and said she did not have it good in the relationship and that he had hit her. Her testimony ended in open conflict with the defendant. When Oibe challenged her account of their past friendship, she responded, from the witness stand, I do not understand that it is allowed to sit there and lie, before leaving the court room in tears.

4:52 More crown and controversy. In just a moment, influencer Ida Browne said she seen a confrontation in which Halcland put her finger in Hoeby's nose to check for drug use, and he reacted by grabbing her hand and pushing her backwards. What had stayed with me is that it became such a big scene and that he took her so hard. If it had been my boyfriend, that is not how you solved the conflict. Hal Clann's mother told the court she had initially found Hoiby likable, but later noticed a change in her daughter. She became very withdrawn and did not seem so happy, adding it had been terrible to hear her daughter's account of violence. Her stepfather described damage in both their home in Altar and the couple's apartment in Oslo. Under questioning Hoiby acknowledged what he called an anger problem. Asked directly if he has a temper problem, he answered, yes, I do. I've had it since I was little. Asked whether he has done anything to address it, he replied, I don't want to say anything about that.

5:48 He also became visibly emotional when describing the period after the case became public. I sat isolated in a house completely alone for months, without doing a single thing, completely alone. People think I don't care. I have no words for how difficult that period has been. He described losing almost his entire circle of friends. Of those I considered my closest, I have contact with ninety five percent of them. No longer. No one wants to be associated with me. No one wants to be seen with me. They were afraid even to go to a restaurant with me. Police confirmed that Hoyby will not be released from pre trial detention when the current custody period expires, and that the restraining order concerning the Frognent complainant has been extended for six months.

6:30 The court confirmed the schedule for next week has been expanded because the case is running behind time. On Wednesday, the Frogner complainant will begin her testimony, with Hoibi scheduled to respond later in the week. A psychiatric expert is expected to present an assessment on Friday. King Harold of Norway has been admitted to hospital while on holiday in tenor Reef. The Palace confirmed the eighty nine year old monarch was taken ill on Tuesday evening. His Majesty the King was admitted this evening to Hospital Universitario Hospitant Sir in Tenereeve for the statement read the King's being treated for an infection and dehydration and his condition is under the circumstances good. Under the Norwegian Constitution, the throne would pass instantly and automatically to his son, Crown Prince Harkean, with no in terranum. Hearken would become king at the very moment of his father's death and would be formally proclaimed at a meeting of the Council of State. He would be expected to reign as King Hearken the eighth and Princess Ingrid Alexandra would immediately become Crown Princess Meta Marie's position would change the optics of the new reign.

7:36 She would immediately become Queen Consort and her past and present public standing would therefore become part of the institution at the very moment of transition. A separate debate is unfolding in Norway about media coverage. In an interview with Media twenty four, afton, Poston's news editor defended the paper's decision to publish a photograph of Hoebi taking the day the indictment became public. She said the timing matter because it represented a very large development in a serious criminal case. The numbers underlying how this has become an international media event. According to the interview, the cases generated more than ten thousand articles in Norway alone over the past year. In Germany, the figure is more than fifteen thousand. Globally, coverage has now passed thirty one thousand articles across more than one hundred countries. Norway's public broadcaster NRK is facing criticism after the Hoybe case was referenced in a primetime comedy sketch.

8:30 The controversy centers on the weekly satire program, where viewers noticed a specially designed Monster Energy drink can with a manipulated image of Hoybe. Hoiby's devents, lawyer Allen Holliger and Danaeus declined to comment, saying they would not spend time responding to satire. Former Prime Minister Thorbion Yagland has been admitted to hospital just two weeks after being charged with aggravated corruption following disclosures in the Epstein files. Jagland's lawyer said the seventy five year old was hospitalized due to this strain arising in the wake of this case. Jagland is alleged to have stayed at Jeffrey Epstein's properties in Paris at York Palm Beach during its time leading the Council of Europe. The Council has lifted the immunity Jagland held, allowing the corruption investigation to proceed. A new opinion poll suggests the controversy surrounding the Crown Princess Bena Marita is having a measurable impact on public confidence. Figures published by NRK show support for the monarchy has fallen from seventy to sixty percent in the space of a single month.

9:34 The poll also points out a significant fall in Meta Mariite's personal standing. Eighteen months ago, she scored seven point four out of ten in public approval. In the new survey, that figure has dropped to three point seven, effectively harving her rating. Despite the setback, the survey show's continued support for other senior members. King Harold tops the list with a rating of nine point two, followed by Queen Sonya on eight point six, Ground Prince Harkins scores nine, and Princess Ingrid Alexandra seven three. Meta Marit is not the least popular royal. That position remains with Princess Martin Luise, who records a score of three point one. More crown and controversy in just a moment, This is the weekly will of violence was explained in court. We Hoebe said the Poe's photo was pr strategy from end to end the week. He described feeling trapped at Paul Misa's festival, Dan be choice and very good at arguing. Anakin Jorgensen left in tears after conflict with Hoyby. Eida Brown saw him grab halcluand hard Halquin's mother. She became very withdrawn.

10:41 Hoiby was emotional about Crown, Prince and Princess. I can't if you understand it, acknowledged anger problem that had its so as little lost ninety five percent of friends. No one wants to be seen with me. King Harold was hospitalized in tenor reffection and dehydration. If he dies, Hearken becomes the king instantly, Meta Marie becomes Queen Consort. Thirty one thousand plus articles globally NK comedy sketch controversy Forborn Jaglin hospitalized after Epstein corruption charges. Monarchy support drops seventy to sixty percent. Metamora rating halves from seven four to three seven maryl. Luise lowest to three to one. Harald tops at nine to two and somewhere between the will of violence and a hospitalized king. Nor may watch as its royal family navigate twin crises, one playing out in the court room, one measured in polling numbers that drop with each new headline. Portions of this program were assembled with the assistance of AI, including help with translations, summarizations, and news gathering from publicly available sources. Listeners should treat this as an informational overview, not of abetam court record.

11:48 Nothing in this program should be considered a factual finding or legal determination, and they have it. If you like to email us WO addresses the Palace Inturygert gmail dot com. Please followus on Spotify, Apple, on the app of your choice. I'm Mink Francis. Thanks to John McDermott. This is crown and controversy Norway