Epstein AND Rape Charges Hit ANOTHER Royal Family!

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit appears over 1,000 times in newly released Epstein files, exposing years of friendly contact with the convicted sex offender while her son simultaneously faces trial for raping four women.

Story Snapshot

U.S. Department of Justice released over 3 million Epstein documents in 2026 naming Crown Princess Mette-Marit hundreds to over 1,000 times in emails spanning 2011-2014
Emails reveal she googled Epstein in 2011 noting “it didn’t look too good” yet continued contact, including a 2013 four-day stay at his Palm Beach home
Her son Marius Borg Høiby faces 38 criminal charges including four counts of rape in a trial beginning days after the files’ release
The Crown Princess issued a public apology calling her association with Epstein “simply embarrassing” and admitting poor judgment
The dual scandals threaten Norway’s traditionally popular monarchy while Mette-Marit battles a serious lung disease requiring transplant

When Googling Red Flags Isn’t Enough

Crown Princess Mette-Marit admitted she searched Jeffrey Epstein’s name online in 2011 and discovered troubling information about his past. Despite acknowledging “it didn’t look too good,” she proceeded to cultivate a friendship with the financier who had already pleaded guilty in 2008 to procuring a minor for prostitution in Florida. The decision reveals a stunning lapse in judgment from someone positioned to become Norway’s future queen. Her own words in the newly released emails show she knew exactly who Epstein was, yet she chose to ignore every warning sign that should have ended the relationship before it started.

The email exchanges paint a picture of more than casual acquaintance. Messages from 2012 show flirtatious banter, with Epstein mentioning he was on a “wife-hunt” and Mette-Marit joking about Paris being for “adultery.” By 2013, she accepted an invitation to stay four days at his Palm Beach residence, arranged through a mutual friend. The Norwegian Royal Palace confirmed the visit but insisted she never traveled to Epstein’s infamous Little St. James island. That distinction offers little comfort when the core issue remains: a member of European royalty maintained friendly relations with a known sex offender for personal networking purposes.

A Royal Family in Complete Crisis

The timing of the Epstein revelations couldn’t be worse for the Norwegian royals. Mette-Marit’s son Marius Borg Høiby, now 29, stands trial in Oslo court facing 38 criminal charges including four counts of rape, assault, and drug offenses. The trial began just days after the Epstein files dropped, creating a perfect storm of scandal that threatens to overwhelm Norway’s typically scandal-free monarchy. Crown Prince Haakon announced the family would not attend the trial, and Mette-Marit departed on a private trip while her son faces potential imprisonment of up to 16 years if convicted on all counts.

The prosecution’s case against Høiby involves multiple alleged victims and spans several incidents. He has denied the most serious charges while the seven-week trial proceeds. The confluence of mother and son embroiled in separate scandals simultaneously strains credulity. Norwegian royal watchers note this represents an unprecedented crisis for a family that historically enjoyed approval ratings near 70 percent. The palace finds itself managing two distinct reputational disasters while Mette-Marit simultaneously battles pulmonary fibrosis so severe that doctors announced in December 2025 she requires a lung transplant to survive.

Elite Accountability and Epstein’s Network

The release of over 3 million pages of Epstein documents by the U.S. Department of Justice exposes the breathtaking scope of his elite network. Mette-Marit joins other European royals named in the files, including Sweden’s Princess Sofia who met Epstein around 2005 and Denmark’s then-Crown Prince Frederik mentioned in 2012 emails. The pattern shows Epstein deliberately cultivated relationships with titled nobility, leveraging social access to build influence. Mette-Marit herself ended contact in 2014 after concluding he was using their relationship for leverage, according to palace statements, though this raises the question of why such concerns didn’t surface earlier.

The Crown Princess issued her apology through Norwegian broadcaster NRK and AFP, stating she showed “poor judgment” and expressing deep sympathy for Epstein’s victims. She took responsibility for failing to properly vet someone with such a documented criminal background. Palace spokesperson Guri Varpe emphasized that Crown Prince Haakon met Epstein only once in a brief greeting. These damage-control statements attempt to contain the fallout, but the fundamental reality remains troubling: a future queen knowingly socialized with a convicted sex offender for years, prioritizing elite social connections over basic moral judgment and common sense.

ROYAL FAMILY TROUBLE: Norwegian Crown Princess Under Fire for Being Featured in Hundreds of New Epstein Files, While Her Son Is on Trial Accused of Raping Four Womenhttps://t.co/cNwb3zNQYz

— Fred Alan Medforth (@FredMedforth) February 1, 2026

Royal observer Schulsrud-Hansen noted that criticism of Mette-Marit remains valid despite her serious health condition. Facts are facts, and legitimate criticism shouldn’t stop simply because someone faces personal struggles. This scandal tests Norway’s deeply egalitarian society, where even royals face public accountability. The broader implications extend beyond one family’s troubles to questions about elite impunity and the networks that enabled Epstein’s crimes for decades. The American conservative principle of equal justice under law applies universally, whether the offender wears a crown or not. The Norwegian people deserve answers about how their future queen exercised such poor judgment for so long.