On January 14, Crown Prince Haakon opened Stavanger University Hospital.
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Sunday, February 1, 2026
The Crown Princess of Norway and Jeffrey Epstein
In a statement to Norwegian broadcaster, NRK, the Crown Princess of Norway said, "I deeply regret that, and this is a responsibility I must take. I showed poor judgment and regret ever having any contact with Epstein. It is simply embarrassing."
She also admitted she was responsible "for not having checked Epstein's background more closely and not understanding quickly enough what kind of person he was."
This statement contradicts her email to Epstein in October 2011: "Googled u after last email. Agree didn't look good." Her response included a smiley emoji.
Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store "agreed" that the Crown Princess had a lapse in judgment.
Crown Princess Mette-Marit is the wife of Crown Prince Haakon, heir to the Norwegian throne.
The most recent Department of Justice release of Epstein documents, many of which were redacted, in which the Crown Princess was mentioned more than 1000 times.
Between 2011 and 2013, Epstein and the Crown Princess had extensive email contact and met several times. She spent four days at his Florida home while on vacation in 2013. Epstein was not present during her visit.
In one email exchange on October 12, 2012, Epstein writes: "I am looking for a wife. Paris is proving interesting, but I prefer Scandinavians." A few hours later, Mette-Marit responded: "Freezing. Snow yesterday. Paris is good for adultery. Scandi better wife material. But then again Who am I to talk to?"
In another email, Epstein wrote: There are two Norwegians here, 24 and 25. I like Oslo."
Mette-Marit responded the following morning. "Oh, my God! You must be drunk. Typo. The girls are 24 and 25? I like Oslo too. Call me tomorrow."
The following emails will not have gone down well in Luxembourg. On October 20, 2012, the Crown Prince and Princess were guests at the wedding of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Countess Stephanie de Lannoy.
Epstein responded: “Let them decide, mother should stay out of it"
Mette-Marit's son, Marius Borg Høiby, now 28, is facing 38 charges, including raping four women.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2xj3ykpj4o
During their three-year correspondence, she told Epstein: "You are such a sweetheart." In another email, Mette Marit wrote: "I miss you my crazy friend."
Mette-Marit ceased contact with Epstein in 2013. The palace stated that she believed he was "trying to use his relationship wth the crown princesas leverage with other people."
On January 31, the Norwegian royal family's communications manager, Guri Varpe, released a statement to the press. "During the period the Crown Princess had contact with Epstein, she was not aware of the extent and nature of the criminal acts he had admitted to and served time for. The Crown Princess was, of course, not aware of the crimes that had subsequently been uncovered."
The Crown Princess was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. Her health has continued to deteriorate, and her doctors are considering a lung transplant.
https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2025/12/update-on-crown-princess-mette-marits.html
In an op-ed, Aftenposten's chief political editor. Kjetil Alstadheim poses the question: "Can Mette-Marit become queen after this?" He does not offer an answer, although he notes that the emails surpass the scandals with Princess Märtha Louise and her shaman husband, and Marius's trial.
In 2019, Epstein, a convicted sex offender, committed suicide in prison.