Top Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul resigns after Epstein scandal
The Norwegian Foreign Ministry announced that top diplomat Mona Juul is resigning as ambassador after revelations about Epstein's will.
World politicsThe Norwegian Foreign Ministry announced that top diplomat Mona Juul is resigning as ambassador after revelations about Epstein's will.
World politicsIt takes much more than a written statement to make Norwegians begin to trust their royal family again. At the same time, Mette-Marit's apology is unique in a royal context, says court expert Roger Lundgren.
WorldNorway's hard-pressed Crown Princess Mette-Marit apologizes for her friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Crown Prince Haakon, meanwhile, has commented on the scandal-ridden developments surrounding the royal family, saying the most important thing is to take care of those closest to him.
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.
WorldThe revelations about the Norwegian Crown Princess's relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein keep coming. "You're drooling over her," a man wrote to Epstein about Mette-Marit in September 2012.
WorldNorwegian "bonus prince" Marius Borg Høiby broke down in tears and was pressed about an alleged rape on the Crown Prince couple's estate. He says the sex with the woman was voluntary and that he does not remember filming. "I do not sleep with women who are not awake," he said in court.
WorldThe first day of the trial of Crown Princess Mette-Marit's son, Marius Borg Høiby, has concluded. The "Bonus Prince" was speechless when the charges were read aloud, and denies having committed the rapes he is accused of.
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