politics
March 20, 2026
Norway's Crown Princess Says She Was 'Manipulated and Deceived' by Jeffrey Epstein
Norway's crown princess said she felt unsafe during a 2013 encounter with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at his Palm Beach, Florida, mansion and that he manipulated and deceived her.
TL;DR
- Crown Princess Mette-Marit stated she felt unsafe during a 2013 encounter with Jeffrey Epstein at his Palm Beach mansion.
- She claimed Epstein manipulated and deceived her, and she regretted not researching his background more carefully.
- The Norwegian royal first met Epstein in 2011, and their contact continued until 2014.
- Mette-Marit emphasized that the victims of Epstein's abuses deserve justice.
- The interview took place on the same day the criminal trial for Mette-Marit's son, Marius Borg Høiby, concluded.
- Mette-Marit's health condition (pulmonary fibrosis) limited the interview's duration.
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