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The scandals surrounding the Norwegian crown princess Mette-Marit and her son Marius Borg Høiby have shaken the royal family to the core.

The princess and her ‘monster’ son: A royal family faces a moral reckoning

Norway’s queen in waiting, Mette-Marit, thought she could neatly divide her private life from her public duties. For modern royalty, however, that divide no longer exists.

  • David Crowe

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Eurovision bound: Australian singer Delta Goodrem.

‘This could be a winner’: Delta Goodrem’s Eurovision campaign wows Norway

After a masterclass performance in Norway, Delta Goodrem has vaulted into the top five, as the hunt for Australia’s first Eurovision gold intensifies.

  • Michael Idato
Norwegian champion Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo.

This nation’s population is 60 times smaller than the USA. It topped the Olympic medal tally

Norway’s success at the Winter Olympics is astonishing given a population of 5.65 million, but it’s no accident they’ve topped the medal tally at Milano Cortina.

  • Jake Niall
Sturla Holm Laegreid told the world he cheated on his girlfriend. Was it the right move?

This Olympian told the world. But is there a ‘right’ way to confess your affair?

Norwegian Olympian Sturla Holm Laegreid has been criticised after announcing his affair to the world this week. So what’s the best way to come clean about infidelity?

  • Nell Geraets
Sturla Holm Laegreid, the Norweigan bronze medallist in biathlon.

‘Worst week of my life’: Unfaithful Olympic medallist makes desperate bid to win back ex

One of the world’s top biathletes has used his post-event interviews to reveal he’d cheated on his ex-partner, saying he hoped the public admission “might show how much I love her”.

  • Vince Rugari
A court sketch of Marius Borg Hoiby during the second day of the trial against him in the Oslo District Court, Norway.

Son of Norway’s crown princess cries in court, denies ‘rape videos’ on phone

Marius Borg Høiby said that “few can relate to the life I have led” and that his upbringing in the public eye since he was a toddler had led him to crave alcohol and sex.

  • Gwladys Fouche
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North Cape (Nordkapp), a dramatic cliff on the island of Mageroya.

‘Europe’s northernmost point’ is a big tourist con, but I went anyway

An overpriced visitor centre, a shop and a restaurant are the only attractions, yet Nordkapp’s lure is hard to resist.

  • Brian Johnston
Norway’s Marius Borg Hoiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in June 2022.

Son of Norway’s crown princess detained on fresh allegations ahead of trial

Marius Borg Høiby, son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson to Crown Prince Haakon, was apprehended on suspicion of causing bodily harm, wielding a knife and violating a restraining order.

In this July 30, 2008, file photo, Jeffrey Epstein appears in court in West Palm Beach, Florida.

How the Epstein files exposed the rich, the royal and the European elite

The latest disclosures reveal more about the full scale of Jeffrey Epstein’s network, well beyond the US and the UK, unmasking those who cosied up to the sex offender.

  • David Crowe
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Trump’s latest missive sends a chilling message – but might not be as it seems

With the US president, there is no such thing as history or principle; there is only transaction and leverage. That was obvious in his message to the Norwegian prime minister.

  • Michael Koziol