Royal News

Prince Edward plants famous Sycamore Gap sapling in touching royal ceremony

The Duke of Edinburgh has visited Inverclyde to plant a sapling from the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, bringing a living legacy to the local community and supporting the work of recovery charity Moving On Inverclyde. The original Sycamore Gap tree, part of Hadrian’s Wall, was unlawfully felled two years ago, sparking international condemnation. The sapling, gifted through the National Trust’s…
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European Royals

Norway’s crown princess’s son denies rape charges as high-profile trial begins

The son of Norway’s crown princess went on trial on Tuesday in a case that has placed the country’s royal family under intense scrutiny, as prosecutors alleged he sexually assaulted a woman during an afterparty at a royal residence. Marius Borg Høiby, 29, pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape as proceedings began at Oslo district court, where he is facing a total of 38 charges ranging…
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Norway

Courtroom cameras banned as Norway’s high-profile royal-linked rape trial set to begin

When Marius Borg Høiby enters Courtroom 250 at Oslo District Court on Tuesday morning, it will be one of the most watched appearances in modern Norwegian legal history – but also one of the least seen. For the next seven weeks, the public will be denied any images of the 29-year-old defendant, both inside the courtroom and outside its doors. Judges have imposed a sweeping ban on…
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European Royals

Prime minister breaks convention with unprecedented criticism of princess

Norway’s prime minister has crossed a line rarely even approached in the country’s modern political history, openly commenting on the conduct of a senior member of the royal family and in doing so exposing the fragility of an unwritten constitutional convention. Jonas Gahr Støre said this week that Crown Princess Mette-Marit had shown “poor judgment” in her past contacts with Jeffrey…
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