Norway’s crown princess has been embroiled in another scandal after newly unsealed files surfaced showing her years of extensive contact with a late child sex offender. Jeffrey Epstein.
The latest installment of the Epstein Files, Released on Friday By the US Department of Justice, there are nearly 1,000 references to Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
The files include scores of emails traded between the two, suggesting they were in contact from 2011 to 2014. Norwegian daily VG reported. Mette-Marit married The future King of Norway in 2001.
These revelations came at a very sensitive time for the royal family. The trial of Mette-Marit’s son Marius Borg Hoiby in the rape case is set to begin on Tuesday. He was born out of a relationship before she married Crown Prince Haakon
Hiby 38 are facing chargesincluding the alleged rape of four women as well as alleged assault and drug offences. If convicted, he faces up to 16 years in prison. Hoibi has denied the most serious allegations, including sexual assault.
On Saturday, Mette-Marit addressed her relationship with Epstein, He killed himself He was incarcerated in 2019 on trial for sex crimes against minors.
“I showed poor judgment and I deeply regret having any contact with Epstein. It was just embarrassing,” she said in a statement released by the palace.
Norwegian media attention this weekend focused on several emails the princess exchanged with Epstein years later. He pleaded guilty on charges of soliciting prostitution from a minor in Florida.
Emails in the files suggest the two were close, with Mette-Marit telling Epstein “you tickle my brain.” message And calling He was “soft-hearted” and “such a sweetheart.” Among others.
In 2012, Mette-Mariete said Epstein was “very charming.” And asked If “Is it okay for a mom to suggest two nude women carrying a surfboard for my 15-year-old sons wallpaper?”
Weeks before she and Epstein Traded emails He was “wife hunting” in Paris. She replied that the French capital was “good for adultery” and added that “Scandis (are) good wife material”.
In another, she thanked Epstein for the flowers she sent when she was sick, Signing “Love, mmm.”
The exchanges mentioned plans to be together regularly, but files indicate she stayed at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, for four days in 2013 in Epstein’s absence.
Inclusion in files is not misleading.
In her statement on Saturday, Mette-Marit, 52, expressed her “deepest sympathy and solidarity” with Epstein’s victims and said she was “responsible for not looking more closely at Epstein’s background and understanding more quickly what kind of person he was.”
The files, however, include 2011 exchange In it Mette-Marit told Epstein that she had “Googled” him, adding, “It’s not looking too good,” along with a smiling emoji. The email does not specify what she found during her online search.
The palace said Mette-Marit ended a written relationship with Epstein in 2014 after she believed he was “trying to use his relationship with the crown princess as leverage with other people”.
The royal couple will not be present as her son’s seven-week trial is being held in Oslo. Haakon Said Mette-Marit will be away on a private trip at the time, reporters said.
Haibei has no royal title and is outside the royal line of succession. Earlier this year, the Norwegian Royal Court Addressed the inquiry In a statement, it said, “The matter will be considered by the courts and a decision must be made. We have no further comment.”
