Norway's crown princess says she was 'manipulated and deceived' by Epstein

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Source: NBC News/Reuters

March 20, 2026, 6:49 AM EDT / Updated March 20, 2026, 7:43 AM EDT / Source: Reuters


Norway‘s Crown Princess Mette-Marit said on Friday she regretted her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, seeking to contain one of the biggest scandals to hit the country’s royal family. The U.S. Justice Department’s release of millions of Epstein documents has sent shockwaves around the world, revealing the disgraced financier’s ties to prominent people, including the crown princess and top Norwegian politicians, business executives and diplomats.

“I was manipulated and deceived,” Mette-Marit said in a tearful interview with public broadcaster NRK screened on Friday morning.“Of course, I wish I had never met him,” she said of Epstein.

The files showed frequent communication between Mette-Marit and Epstein that occurred long after he pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting an underage girl. The 52-year-old crown princess, who apologized to King Harald and Queen Sonja in a February 6 statement, has not been accused of any criminal wrongdoing.

While earlier media coverage had shown that Mette-Marit had links to Epstein, the new documents showed a more extensive relationship, prompting an unusual rebuke from the prime minister and demands that she give a full account.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/norways-crown-princess-says-was-manipulated-deceived-epstein-rcna264409

[Ponietz]

1. Anyone else think she looks like Daisy Bucket, Hyacinth's sister?

[efhmc]

6. Nope, but isn't that Hyacinth's married last name. Not sure what her maiden name was.

[TexasBushwhacker]

2. I'm sure he was manipulated and deceived

But the responsibility to NOT be sucked into Epstein's web was on him, no one else.

[littlemissmartypants]

3. Who? The article is about a princess, isn't it?

🫣🫥🤔

[TexasBushwhacker]

7. My bad!

[littlemissmartypants]

4. Ouch...

Norway crown princess to address Epstein links as son's rape trial closes
The interview was recorded with Crown Prince Haakon at their residence in Skaugum on Thursday, as her son Marius Borg Høiby's rape trial neared an end at Oslo District Court.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvge3mxgvwwo

[Miguelito Loveless]

5. The royalty needs to go

In all countries.

[ananda]

8. Especially here.

...

[Wonder Why]

9. You're not Snow White living with 7 deformed men so Depart!

[Talitha]

10. Holy cow, I knew nothing of this woman and looked her up.

Her wikipedia page is a real eye-opener.