Overview
- In a 20-minute conversation beside Prince Haakon, she detailed contact from 2011 to 2014, including a 2013 stay at Epstein’s Palm Beach home that left her feeling unsafe and calling her husband.
- She said she did not know he was a convicted sex offender at the time, maintained she saw only adults and no illegal acts, and noted she has not been accused of any crime.
- She issued a public apology, accepted responsibility for not vetting his past more carefully, and emphasized that attention should focus on Epstein’s victims.
- She explained the delay in fuller comment by citing a serious lung disease and her son Marius Borg Høiby’s trial, which concluded hearings this week with prosecutors seeking seven years and seven months as a verdict remains pending.
- The renewed scrutiny has had national repercussions, with a recent poll showing support for the Norwegian monarchy down to 60% from 70% in January.