{"id":3645,"date":"2026-03-06T02:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/trade-policy\/?p=3645"},"modified":"2026-03-06T02:32:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T21:02:29","slug":"crown-princesss-son-faces-explosive-rape-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/trade-policy\/crown-princesss-son-faces-explosive-rape-trial\/3645\/","title":{"rendered":"Crown Princess\u2019s son faces explosive rape trial"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Norwegian monarchy is facing its darkest hour as Marius Borg H\u00f8iby<\/a>, the 29-year-old son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, stands trial in a case that has sent shockwaves through Europe.<\/p>\n

On February 3, 2026, the trial officially began in Oslo, with H\u00f8iby facing a staggering 38 counts, including four counts of rape, physical assault, and drug offenses. The proceedings have pulled back the curtain on a world of royal afterparties and alleged drug-fueled misconduct.<\/p>\n

While H\u00f8iby is the stepson of Crown Prince Haakon<\/a>, he holds no royal title or official duties. However, the nature of the allegations has brought unprecedented scrutiny to the palace.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors claim H\u00f8iby sexually assaulted a woman at a party held at Skaugum, the official royal residence. The victim testified that while she had brief consensual contact with H\u00f8iby, she later blacked out, only to be told by police that video evidence existed of him assaulting her while she was unconscious. However, <\/strong>H\u00f8iby\u2019s legal team has maintained his innocence regarding the rape charges, describing him as an \u201cinnocent boy\u201d and arguing that the social circles involved frequently engaged in voluntary sex and substance use. H\u00f8iby has pleaded not guilty to the rape charges but has admitted to some lesser offenses, including drug possession and violating restraining orders.<\/p>\n

This trial comes at a catastrophic time for the Norwegian Royals. Not only is the public grappling with the details of H\u00f8iby\u2019s \u201creckless\u201d behavior, but Crown Princess Mette-Marit herself has faced renewed criticism over her past links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As the seven-week trial unfolds, the \u201cequality before the law\u201d principle is being put to the ultimate test. Will the son of a future Queen face the full weight of justice, or will his royal ties shield him?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Norwegian monarchy is facing its darkest hour as Marius Borg H\u00f8iby, the 29-year-old son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, stands\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":469,"featured_media":3646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[1758,1795,1757],"class_list":["post-3645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-european-union","category-news","tag-haakon","tag-jeffery-epstine","tag-marius-borg-hoiby"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/trade-policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/trade-policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/trade-policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/trade-policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/trade-policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3645"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/trade-policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3705,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/trade-policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3645\/revisions\/3705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/trade-policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/trade-policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/trade-policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/trade-policy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}