Overview
- The king told reporters Thursday that Crown Princess Mette-Marit "deserves credit" for ending her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and insisted she has done nothing illegal, saying he learned about the links at the same time as the public.
- Senior royals confirmed that Mette-Marit's long‑running pulmonary fibrosis has recently worsened and that she now relies on supplemental oxygen in daily life.
- The Norwegian Royal House said Queen Sonja was admitted to hospital with heart problems on May 27 and was released after her condition improved.
- Journalists reporting on the Epstein Files say the documents include hundreds of emails between Mette-Marit and Epstein from 2011–2014 and an alleged 2013 stay at his Florida home, and the crown princess has told TV she felt manipulated and regrets the contact.
- The combination of the Epstein disclosures and escalating health problems has sharpened public scrutiny of the monarchy's transparency and could constrain senior royals' public duties and succession planning in the near term.