US EditionNorway's crown princess says she was 'manipulated and deceived' by Epstein
Crown Princess Mette-Marit expressed regret and said she was manipulated by Epstein after emails revealed their contact from 2011 to 2014, amid her son's ongoing trial.
- On March 20, 2026, Crown Princess Mette-Marit said in an NRK interview recorded with Crown Prince Haakon at Skaugum, 'I was manipulated and deceived' and regretted her friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
- The weekend before the trial, the US Department of Justice released millions of Epstein documents, including emails dated 2011–2014, revealing extensive communications with Crown Princess Mette-Marit and intensifying scrutiny.
- Released messages show Crown Princess Mette-Marit maintained contact with Epstein from 2011 to 2014 and stayed four days at his Palm Beach house during a private trip in 2013.
- A Feb 21 Norstat poll found 60% support for the monarchy, down from 70% in January, while Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre criticised her for poor judgement, NRK reports.
- As her son Marius Borg Høiby's seven-week trial neared its end, Crown Princess Mette-Marit avoided public appearances due to deteriorating health and will miss a state visit next week, while Crown Prince Haakon expressed support.
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The princess of Norway, Mette-Marit, speaks for the first time of her meeting with Jeffrey Epstein on NRK national TV, sitting next to her husband who perhaps, even because of this scandal, will never be king: "I was manipulated and deceived" . She is dressed in black, blond hair along her shoulders with broken voice, while the heir to the throne often looks down. It took about seven weeks to bring Mette-Marit in front of the cameras to put her …
Norway’s Crown Princess Responds After Her Extensive Friendship with Epstein Exposed: ‘I Was Manipulated’
Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has publicly acknowledged her past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, saying she regrets the association and claiming she was “manipulated and deceived” by the disgraced financier. The post Norway’s Crown Princess Responds After Her Extensive Friendship with Epstein Exposed: ‘I Was Manipulated’ appeared first on Slay News.
"It's extremely important for me to take on the fact that I haven't checked his past more closely," said Crown Prince Haakon's wife in an interview with the public channel NRK, the first since the case broke out in the country.
Seven weeks after the revelations about the extent of his contact with the sexual criminal, Mette-Marit spoke for the first time on Thursday. She says she was "manipulated and deceived" by the financier.
The noble princess of Norway regrets having met the North American entrepreneur and admitted to being naive. She says, however, that she never had "illegal behaviours" by Jeffrey Epstein.
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