Norway

Crown Princess Mette-Marit's elder son remanded in custody after being accused of rape

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21st November 2024
The elder son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Marius Borg Høiby, is in police custody after being charged with two counts of rape. Borg Hoiby, 27, has been remanded for one week. He was arrested on November 18th 2024, close to his home at Skaugum on an allegation of rape. During the investigation, police found evidence of another alleged assault. On November 20th, a court hearing…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit returns from sick leave amid family stress

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7th November 2024
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway joined her husband, Crown Prince Haakon, for an engagement following an extended sick leave.  Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit hosted a dinner at their residence, Skaugum. The theme of the evening was youth mental health.  In addition to being joined by the Council for Mental Health, the royal couple was joined by 22 individuals…
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Crown Princess Mette-Marit extends sick leave amidst controversy around her family

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31st October 2024
Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s sick leave has been extended amidst the growing scandal swirling around her eldest son Marius. In a brief statement, the Norwegian Royal Court shared on Wednesday that the future queen will be on sick leave until 5 November “due to side effects of the medicines the Crown Princess must take for her chronic lung disease.” The Court had previously announced…
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Queen Sonja wears copied tiara for gala dinner

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25th October 2024
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway hosted the annual gala dinner, with Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Astrid, for members of parliament. Queen Sonja chose to wear a copy ofa favourite tiara of another queen for the evening.  She wore a somewhat historic tiara for…
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Royal Orders on full display at State Dinner

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16th October 2024
On Tuesday evening, King Harald and Queen Sonja hosted the Finnish President and his wife for state dinner on the first day of the three day Finnish State Visit to Norway. While the women of the Norwegian Royal Family wore several impressive tiaras, they also wore several…
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Norwegian royals bring favourite tiaras to State Dinner

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16th October 2024
The Finnish President, Alexander Stubb, and his wife, Suzanne Innes-Stubb, arrived in Norway on Tuesday, 15 October to begin their three day State Visit to the country. Queen Sonja, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and Princess Astrid all chose historic tiaras for the State Dinner.  Queen Sonja chose one of the most impressive tiaras in the Norwegian collection, the Norwegian Emerald Parure Tiara.
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