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Marius Borg Hoiby, Queen Mette-Marit’s son who is under house arrest for rape, will be allowed to attend King Harald V’s funeral and participate in carrying the coffin to the palace chapel; his four-year sentence is under appeal and he remains detained with an ankle monitor at Skaugum Palace.
King Harald V's death reshuffles Norway's monarchy, but Marius Borg Høiby remains an integral, unofficial member of the royal family—attending public duties and even the coffin procession—despite a four-year prison sentence for rape and related charges; he has no royal title or line of succession, but the family has long treated him as part of their inner circle, a bond that predates the scandal and persists as he serves house arrest during appeals.
Oslo District Court extended Marius Borg Høiby’s pretrial detention by four weeks but allowed him to serve it at home under the RISK electronic-monitoring program at Skaugum, pending his appeal of a four-year sentence for two rape counts. Leaving Ila prison for house arrest requires consent from Haakon’s household, and the arrangement serves as a stopgap until a Court of Appeal decision—coinciding with Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s discharge from the hospital.
Norway’s Marius Borg Høiby is allowed four weeks of home detention under electronic monitoring at the royal estate Skaugum while he appeals a four-year rape sentence; prosecutors have appealed to keep him in custody, and a final ruling is not expected until 2027.
Norway’s Marius Borg Høiby reportedly visited his mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, in hospital after her successful lung transplant, reportedly with police escort and via a back entrance to keep the visit discreet; the meeting comes as Borg faces a four-year prison sentence for rape and related charges amid continued family support for the Crown Princess’s recovery.
A Norwegian court found Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, guilty of rape and domestic-violence-related charges, including 34 counts overall with two rape charges. The verdict covers alleged rapes between 2018 and 2024, and he was ordered to serve a four-year prison sentence plus about 640,000 kroner in punitive damages to four victims. Høiby, who is not in the line of succession, had previously admitted to some lesser counts and apologized for an assault alleged during an ex-girlfriend dispute as the case unfolded and more victims came forward.
An Oslo court found Marius Borg Hoiby, Crown Prince Haakon’s stepson, guilty on two counts of rape and one count of domestic violence with related offenses, and sentenced him to four years in prison; he was acquitted on two other rape charges. Prosecutors had sought about seven-and-a-half years. The seven-week trial detailed his drug use, self-made videos, and more than 800 messages, and the verdict comes amid public scrutiny of the royal family, with Crown Princess Mette-Marit facing serious lung illness.
In Oslo, Marius Borg Hoiby, stepson of Crown Prince Haakon, was found guilty of two counts of rape (one at the Crown Prince’s home) and domestic violence and sentenced to four years in prison. He was acquitted on two other rape charges. The seven-week trial highlighted personal issues and has strained the royal family’s public image.
Norway awaits the Oslo District Court verdict in Marius Borg Høiby’s high-profile rape trial, where prosecutors seek seven years and seven months for four rapes among 40 charges, while his defense requests about 18 months. The 29-year-old Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son will appear by video link due to health reasons after the trial’s end, and he has been in custody since February. The case also involves drugs and traffic offences, with witnesses allowed to remain anonymous. The broader royal-s family saga is complicated by the Crown Princess’s serious illness and lung-transplant listing, and the verdict is seen as a pivotal moment for the monarchy amid intense public scrutiny.
Marius Borg Høiby was hospitalized overnight as he awaits a June 15 verdict that could sentence him to up to seven years and seven months; he faces 40 charges, including four counts of rape, while Crown Princess Mette-Marit is on a waiting list for a lung transplant, prompting the royal family to rally around her amid the court case.
Norway's Court of Appeal rejected Marius Borg Høiby’s request to be released from custody while awaiting a verdict in his rape trial; the decision overturned a lower court's release order, with judges saying his risk of reoffending remains unchanged and that a family member's illness does not warrant special treatment. Høiby, 29, has 40 charges against him and has been detained since February; his mother Crown Princess Mette-Marit has pulmonary fibrosis and is on a lung transplant list.
Oslo’s district court granted emergency release from pretrial detention for Marius Borg Høiby to support his mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit's worsening health and lung transplant wait; prosecutors immediately appealed, so he remains jailed pending a Court of Appeal decision. His trial, which includes about 40 charges (including four rape counts) and began in February 2026, is set to conclude with a verdict due June 15, amid a royal-crisis backdrop and declining public support for the monarchy.
On day 14 of Marius Borg Høiby’s 28‑day Oslo District Court trial, a witness testified that he spoke about fatherhood and showed a photo of a child at a party, raising the possibility of a secret son and adding a new layer of scrutiny to the Norwegian royal family amid King Harald’s hospitalization.
In Oslo, a fourth woman testified in the rape case against Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who faces 38 charges including rapes while the women were asleep; he denies the rapes and faces up to 16 years in prison. The testimony describes a night of drinking, alleged cocaine use, and filmed acts, with the investigation uncovering multiple videos and other alleged offenses; the case has deeply embarrassed the royal family, though Hoiby is not a member of the Royal House.
In Oslo, Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, tearfully began testifying in a high-profile rape case in which he faces four rape charges among 38 counts. The first alleged victim testified she believed she had been drugged after an after-party at his parents’ basement in 2018, and police showed videos she says depicted him assaulting her after a brief consensual encounter. Høiby denies the rape allegations, saying the interactions were consensual and that he has struggled with validation and media scrutiny. Media are barred from identifying victims or showing photos of him, and he had been briefly remanded after a separate assault-with-a-knife arrest in August 2024 before appearing to testify. The trial coincides with renewed scrutiny of the royal family following Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s involvement in Epstein-related messages.