https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who suffers from a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis that causes breathing difficulties, has undergone a "successful" lung transplant, the palace said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20260617/norways-crown-princess-has-successful-lung-transplant Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:36:21 +0200 norways-crown-princess-has-successful-lung-transplant Norway's Crown Prince Haakon will limit royal duties to spend more time with his seriously ill wife Mette-Marit, who needs a lung transplant, the Palace said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20260616/norways-crown-prince-cuts-workload-to-be-with-gravely-ill-wife Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:11:05 +0200 norways-crown-prince-cuts-workload-to-be-with-gravely-ill-wife An Oslo court on Monday sentenced Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit's son to four years in prison on two counts of rape and other offences, in a high-profile scandal that has rocked the monarchy. https://www.thelocal.no/20260615/son-of-norways-crown-princess-sentenced-to-four-years-in-rape-trial Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:17:02 +0200 son-of-norways-crown-princess-sentenced-to-four-years-in-rape-trial A Norwegian appeal court on Wednesday overturned a lower court's decision to release the son of ailing Crown Princess Mette-Marit ahead of the June 15th verdict on 40 charges against him, including rape and assault. https://www.thelocal.no/20260609/norwegian-court-orders-release-of-ailing-crown-princesss-son-ahead-of-verdict Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:27:25 +0200 norwegian-court-orders-release-of-ailing-crown-princesss-son-ahead-of-verdict Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who suffers from an incurable lung disease and whose health has recently deteriorated, has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant, the Royal Palace announced Friday, June 5th. https://www.thelocal.no/20260605/norways-crown-princess-put-on-waitlist-for-lung-transplant Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:51:46 +0200 norways-crown-princess-put-on-waitlist-for-lung-transplant The daughter of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has cut short her studies in Australia and returned to Oslo on Wednesday to be at the bedside of her seriously ill mother. https://www.thelocal.no/20260603/daughter-of-norways-ailing-crown-princess-returns-from-australia Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:48:54 +0200 daughter-of-norways-ailing-crown-princess-returns-from-australia Norway's royal family said Friday that Crown Prince Haakon was cutting a forthcoming trip to Japan short because of the health of his wife Princess Mette-Marit, who suffers from an incurable lung illness. https://www.thelocal.no/20260529/norways-crown-prince-cuts-japan-trip-short-over-wifes-health Fri, 29 May 2026 14:17:12 +0200 norways-crown-prince-cuts-japan-trip-short-over-wifes-health Norway's Queen Sonja, 88, left hospital on Thursday after a night of treatment for heart troubles, her husband King Harald said while adding his fears for Crown Princess Mette-Marit. https://www.thelocal.no/20260528/norways-queen-sonja-in-hospital-with-heart-trouble Thu, 28 May 2026 10:13:56 +0200 norways-queen-sonja-in-hospital-with-heart-trouble Norway's Crown Prince Haakon said Tuesday he was concerned about the health of his wife Princess Mette-Marit, who suffers from an incurable lung illness and whose condition he said has worsened recently. https://www.thelocal.no/20260526/norway-crown-prince-worried-about-wifes-health Tue, 26 May 2026 16:30:07 +0200 norway-crown-prince-worried-about-wifes-health Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit's son Marius Borg Høiby, charged with raping four women and other acts of violence, is due to receive his verdict on June 15th, the Oslo court said Monday, May 11th. https://www.thelocal.no/20260512/verdict-for-son-of-norways-crown-princess-due-in-june Tue, 12 May 2026 10:13:23 +0200 verdict-for-son-of-norways-crown-princess-due-in-june Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who suffers from a rare lung disease, appeared in public on Friday, April 10th, for the first time wearing a device to help her to breathe. https://www.thelocal.no/20260413/norways-crown-princess-wears-breathing-aid-in-public Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:47:53 +0200 norways-crown-princess-wears-breathing-aid-in-public Crown Princess Mette-Marit opened up about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in a long interview with Norwegian public broadcaster NRK on Friday morning, saying she felt 'manipulated and deceived' by the sex offender financier. https://www.thelocal.no/20260320/norways-crown-princess-manipulated-and-deceived-by-epstein Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:21:01 +0100 norways-crown-princess-manipulated-and-deceived-by-epstein Defence lawyers for the son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit called Thursday for him to be acquitted of charges of raping four women, and sought an 18-month sentence for lesser offences. https://www.thelocal.no/20260319/defence-seeks-acquittal-for-norway-princesss-son-for-alleged-rapes Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:57:30 +0100 defence-seeks-acquittal-for-norway-princesss-son-for-alleged-rapes Prosecutors in Norway called Wednesday for the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Marius Borg Hoiby, to serve seven years and seven months in prison for offences including raping four women. https://www.thelocal.no/20260318/prosecutors-seek-seven-year-jail-term-for-norway-princesss-son-for-rapes Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:51:45 +0100 prosecutors-seek-seven-year-jail-term-for-norway-princesss-son-for-rapes Norway's 89-year-old King Harald V, who has been hospitalised in the Spanish Canary Islands with an infection, has been cleared to leave hospital, the palace announced Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20260225/norways-king-harald-in-hospital-with-an-infection Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:50:32 +0100 norways-king-harald-in-hospital-with-an-infection The Norwegian royal family's popularity has fallen to its lowest ever after a series of scandals, according to a poll published Saturday by public broadcaster NRK. https://www.thelocal.no/20260221/approval-of-norwegian-royals-tumbles-after-repeated-scandals Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:42:43 +0100 approval-of-norwegian-royals-tumbles-after-repeated-scandals A fourth woman at the centre of a rape case against the son of Norway's crown princess testified in an Oslo court on Wednesday over an alleged rape in 2024 when he was already under investigation for other incidents. https://www.thelocal.no/20260218/fourth-alleged-rape-victim-testifies-against-norway-princesss-son Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:25:39 +0100 fourth-alleged-rape-victim-testifies-against-norway-princesss-son The son of Norway's crown princess pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to four counts of rape at the opening of a trial that has embarrassed the royal family. https://www.thelocal.no/20260130/son-of-norway-crown-princess-to-stand-trial-for-rape Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:47:36 +0100 son-of-norway-crown-princess-to-stand-trial-for-rape Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit's life was once the stuff of fairytales, but rape charges against her son and her friendship with convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have seen it turn into a nightmare. https://www.thelocal.no/20260203/norways-princess-mette-marit-from-fairytale-to-nightmare Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:00:53 +0100 norways-princess-mette-marit-from-fairytale-to-nightmare Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway's future queen from a previous relationship, was initially welcomed into the royal family, but now, facing trial accused of four rapes, he has become a liability. https://www.thelocal.no/20260202/who-is-marius-hoiby-the-almost-royal-tarnishing-norways-crown Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:34:46 +0100 who-is-marius-hoiby-the-almost-royal-tarnishing-norways-crown