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 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 Norway's crown princess, whose son goes on trial on Tuesday for rape, found herself embroiled in another scandal this weekend after newly unsealed files revealed her unexpected friendship with late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.thelocal.no/20260201/epstein-scandal-deals-new-blow-to-norways-crown-princess Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:19:24 +0100 epstein-scandal-deals-new-blow-to-norways-crown-princess Norway's 52-year-old Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who suffers from a chronic lung condition, will likely need to undergo a lung transplant following a "clear deterioration", the palace said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20251219/norways-crown-princess-likely-to-undergo-lung-transplant Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:18:10 +0100 norways-crown-princess-likely-to-undergo-lung-transplant Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who suffers from a chronic lung condition, will cancel her public engagements in October in order to undergo treatment, the palace said Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20250919/norways-crown-princess-to-go-on-sick-leave-for-lung-treatment Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:46:04 +0200 norways-crown-princess-to-go-on-sick-leave-for-lung-treatment The son of Norway's crown princess will go on trial in February accused of raping four women, an Oslo court has confirmed, in a case that could see him jailed for up to 10 years. https://www.thelocal.no/20250903/son-of-norway-princess-to-go-on-trial-in-february Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:27:53 +0200 son-of-norway-princess-to-go-on-trial-in-february The 28-year-old son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been charged with raping four women and several acts of violence, and risks up to 10 years in prison. https://www.thelocal.no/20250819/son-of-norways-crown-princess-charged-with-four-rapes Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:22:05 +0200 son-of-norways-crown-princess-charged-with-four-rapes The 28-year-old son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit is suspected of three rapes and more than a dozen other offences, Norwegian police said Friday as they announced the closure of an investigation launched 10 months ago. https://www.thelocal.no/20250627/norwegian-police-say-son-of-crown-princess-is-suspect-in-rape-case Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:09:38 +0200 norwegian-police-say-son-of-crown-princess-is-suspect-in-rape-case Norway's King Harald made a highly symbolic visit on Monday to the country's Svalbard archipelago, located in an Arctic region coveted by superpowers like the United States, Russia and China. https://www.thelocal.no/20250617/to-show-that-this-is-ours-norways-king-visits-arctic-svalbard Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:45:50 +0200 to-show-that-this-is-ours-norways-king-visits-arctic-svalbard Queen Sonja of Norway was discharged from an Oslo hospital on Tuesday after being admitted the previous evening for breathing difficulties, the royal palace said. https://www.thelocal.no/20250422/norways-queen-sonja-admitted-to-hospital-with-breathing-problems Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:20:17 +0200 norways-queen-sonja-admitted-to-hospital-with-breathing-problems Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a two-week leave of absence from royal duties as a result of her rare chronic lung condition, the palace said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20250324/norways-crown-princess-mette-marit-signed-off-sick-due-to-lung-disease Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:40:42 +0100 norways-crown-princess-mette-marit-signed-off-sick-due-to-lung-disease Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit's chronic lung condition has worsened and her public duties may have to be adjusted on short notice in future, the palace said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20250306/norwegian-crown-princess-mette-marits-lung-condition-worsens Thu, 06 Mar 2025 16:54:30 +0100 norwegian-crown-princess-mette-marits-lung-condition-worsens