Overview
- Chat and email records published Thursday by TV 2 show Jeffrey Epstein urging Norway’s crown princess on January 7, 2013 to phone a 17-year-old he called his goddaughter, after which she wrote, “Jeffrey, I will not call her.”
- Emails reported by several outlets indicate her stay was coordinated with Epstein’s staff and that meetings continued into summer 2014, contradicting earlier palace statements that contact ended in 2013.
- The royal household has not answered new questions about the records and has pointed reporters to her recent NRK interview, where she said she was manipulated and accepted responsibility for not vetting him better.
- A Nettavisen poll conducted March 30 with 1,080 respondents found 40% view her return to official duties negatively and 33% positively, underscoring a divided public.
- Scandinavian royal commentators say the revelations have damaged her standing and could complicate protocol, with some warning she may be an unwelcome guest at royal gatherings.