European Royals

Crisis deepens for Norway’s crown as princess’s son is arrested over alleged knife threats

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2nd February 2026
Norway’s royal family was plunged into renewed turmoil on Monday after Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, was arrested on fresh criminal charges just days – and now hours – before he is due to stand trial for rape in Oslo. Police said Høiby was taken into custody on Sunday evening on suspicion of assault, making threats with a knife and breaching a…
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European Royals

Norway’s prime minister condemns Crown Princess Mette-Marit 

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2nd February 2026
Norway’s prime minister has delivered an unusually blunt public rebuke to the country’s future queen after newly released US justice department files revealed the scale and tone of Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s contact with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Jonas Gahr Støre said he agreed with the crown princess’s own admission that she had exercised “poor judgment” in…
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Royal News

Inside the newly released Epstein files raising fresh questions for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

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30th January 2026
Fresh court documents released in the United States suggest that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor attended an intimate gathering with Jeffrey Epstein in New York months after the disgraced financier had been released from prison for sex offences. The material forms part of a newly published tranche of files issued by the US Department of Justice on Friday, adding further detail to the former…
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Features

The Duchess of Kent’s secret love for gangsta rap - her favourite artists included Ice Cube and Eminem

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30th January 2026
Among the many curiosities of royal life, few were as quietly surprising as the late Duchess of Kent’s affection for gangsta rap – a musical enthusiasm that sat far from public expectation yet perfectly captured her lifelong devotion to sound in all its forms. After Princess Anne declined the chance to learn how to rap this week, we take a look back at a rare interview the Duchess of…
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