Mette-Marit’s relationship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein comes as her son faces trial for rape and assault. The Epstein scandal is also affecting high-profile politicians in other European countries.
Norway’s crown princess Mette-Marit has apologized to everyone she has “disappointed” over her ties to the late billionaire and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In a statement published by the Royal Family on Friday, the crown princess said she was sorry “for the situation I have put the Royal Family in, especially the King and Queen.”
“It is important for me to apologize to all of you whom I have disappointed,” she said. “Some of the content of the messages between Epstein and me does not represent the person I want to be.”
Norway crown princess apologizes to royals for Epstein ties
Mette-Marit’s relationship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein comes as her son faces trial for rape and assault. The Epstein scandal is also affecting high-profile politicians in other European countries.
Norwegian crown princess Mette Marit attends celebration marking the 25th anniversary of Nordic embassies
Mette-Marit says she ‘deeply regrets’ her Epstein ties
Norway’s crown princess Mette-Marit has apologized to everyone she has “disappointed” over her ties to the late billionaire and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In a statement published by the Royal Family on Friday, the crown princess said she was sorry “for the situation I have put the Royal Family in, especially the King and Queen.”
“It is important for me to apologize to all of you whom I have disappointed,” she said. “Some of the content of the messages between Epstein and me does not represent the person I want to be.”
What do the Epstein files say about the Norwegian crown princess?
The latest tranche of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — known as the “Epstein files” — was released last week by the US Justice Department.
Mette-Marit was mentioned hundreds of times in the documents, which include e-mail exchanges with Epstein that reveal an unexpectedly close friendship between them that continued for years, even after Epstein had been convicted in 2008 of soliciting a minor for prostitution.
A person’s name being mentioned in the Epstein files does not necessarily imply any wrongdoing.
Epstein was found dead in his prison cell in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking. Authorities ruled his death to be a suicide.
Mette-Marit admitted that year to having had contacts with Epstein, telling Norwegian media that she had shown “poor judgment” and regretted having “any contact” with the late financier. “It is simply embarrassing,” she said.
