19/12/2024
Crown Princess Mette-Marit met s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein several times, both in the US and in Oslo, Norway, even after he admitted to s*x crimes. She apologizes for not investigating his past. « I should have investigated his past more thoroughly, and I am sorry that I didn't”, says Crown Princess Mette-Marit in a statement to Dagens Næringsliv (DN), the leading Norwegian business daily. The investigation by DN revealed that Crown Princess Mette-Marit had a connection to Mr. Epstein. The Royal Palace confirms that the Crown Princess and Mr. Epstein met socially, mostly in the United States. One meeting took place in the Norwegian capitol Oslo. “During the time the Crown Princess had contact with Mr. Epstein, she was not aware of the scope, nor the character of the crimes he had been convicted of, and subsequently served time in jail. She was naturally not aware of the crimes that have been uncovered later”, says head of communications at the Royal Palace, Guri Varpe. In 2013, the Crown Princess broke all contact with Mr. Epstein. “In 2013, Mette-Marit chose to conclude her association with Mr. Epstein. Partly, this was because she felt that Mr. Epstein attempted to trade on the relationship he had to the Crown Princess, and use it for his own gain in other relations”, says Guri Varpe of the Royal Palace. Credit: Dagens Næringsliv
