Scandals and Jeffrey Epstein connections notwithstanding, Norwegians seem ready to give the new royal couple, Haakon and Mette-Marit, a chance. Support for the monarchy is increasing, according to recent polls.
WorldScandals and Jeffrey Epstein connections notwithstanding - Norwegians seem ready to give the new royal couple, Haakon and Mette-Marit, a chance. Support for the monarchy is increasing, according to recent polls.
WorldThe rape verdict against Marius Borg Høiby will be taken up by the Court of Appeal, Borgarting Court of Appeal announced according to media.
WorldPrime ministers and presidents, princes and national team captains, queens and bishops - the guest list for the funeral of Norway’s King Harald V includes many famous and high-ranking names.
WorldFlags at half-mast, seas of flowers and royalty from all over the world. Today, Norway's "grandfather" - King Harald - is being buried. He embraced us all. He deserves a proper farewell, says Hilde Østrem, retired doctor.
WorldMarius Borg Høiby agrees to remain in custody with ankle shackles. The so-called bonus prince, convicted of rape, is referring to King Harald’s funeral.
WorldKing Harald's coffin was moved on Monday afternoon in a procession through the palace in Oslo to the palace chapel. Among the pallbearers was the convicted rapist Marius Borg Høiby.
WorldA day has passed since Norway's “grandfather”, King Harald V, died at the age of 89. When Norwegians wake up on Saturday, many still see a bright future with his successor, King Haakon VIII. Things will go well with Haakon as king, Erik Schjerven tells TT.
WorldWith the motto "Everything for Norway", Harald V led the country from 1991 - and goes down in history as Norway's first Norwegian-born prince in 567 years. His years on the throne were turbulent, marked by a long series of scandals that damaged Norwegians' trust in the royal house.
WorldNorway's King Harald V has died. He was 89 years old. Thousands of mourners braved the rain in Oslo to say goodbye as his coffin was carried from the National Hospital to the palace.
WorldNorway is holding its breath. According to the court, King Harald's health condition remains "very serious." In Oslo, people flocked to Slottsplassen to honor the 89-year-old monarch.
WorldOslo District Court has decided that Norwegian "bonus prince" Marius Borg Høiby will remain in custody, with an electronic ankle monitor at home on the crown prince couple's property at Skaugum, NTB reports.
WorldNorwegian "bonus prince" Marius Borg Høiby wants to be released from the ankle monitor he is wearing while waiting for the verdict against him to become final. But the police are opposed to this.
WorldThe Norwegian "bonus prince" Marius Borg Høiby remains in custody pending the verdict against him becoming final - but will be sent home with an ankle monitor. The prosecution will appeal.
WorldSome 40 charges, a seven-week trial, and massive media coverage. Today the verdict comes in the case against Norway's "bonus prince" Marius Borg Høiby. He faces a long prison sentence if convicted.
WorldNorway's "bonus prince" Marius Borg Høiby will remain in custody, the Oslo Court of Appeal announced.
WorldNorway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant. The Crown Princess's pulmonary fibrosis has worsened significantly over the past six months, chief physician Are Holm said at a press conference.
WorldThe Court of Appeal has followed the district court's decision: Norway's "bonus prince" Marius Borg Høiby will not be fitted with an ankle monitor and must remain behind bars until the end of his detention.
WorldNorway's "bonus prince" Marius Borg Høiby will not be allowed to serve the rest of his prison sentence in ankle shackles, the Oslo District Court has announced. Høiby calls the decision "absurd and unreasonable" in an opinion piece.
WorldNorway's "bonus prince," Marius Borg Høiby, wants to spend the rest of his detention in ankle shackles in a house on the Crown Prince couple's property, Skaugum.
WorldSome think the royal couple is good at representing Norway, others want to change the monarchy to a republic - and one has the king in the bathroom. Crown Princess Mette-Marit's friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the rape trial of "bonus prince" Marius Borg Høiby have stress-tested the Norwegian monarchy. That's bad, says Oslo resident Målfrid Kile.
WorldMarius Borg Høiby is not a monster, says the prosecutor in the trial of the Norwegian so-called 'bonus prince', which is now entering its final stages.
WorldNow, Norwegian princess Ingrid Alexandra is lashing out at the media. "It is important not to make claims that you have no basis for," she writes on social media, NRK reports.
WorldNorwegian "bonus prince" Marius Borg Høiby was pressed in court about Googling the word "rape" and about searches for pornography featuring sleeping women. "As I said yesterday, I have searched for a lot of strange things," he said.
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