Feed MRSS-S haakon_magnus_de_noruega_a, english.elpais.com en-us https://english.elpais.com Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:04:41 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-03/mette-marit-under-scrutiny-norway-outraged-over-royals-prolonged-contact-with-epstein.html Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:04:41 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-03/mette-marit-under-scrutiny-norway-outraged-over-royals-prolonged-contact-with-epstein.html Ferrer Ferrer In a rare rebuke, even the prime minister criticized the future queen consort’s ‘poor judgment’ after it emerged she kept up ties with the financier after his 2008 sex crimes conviction In a rare rebuke, even the prime minister criticized the future queen consort’s ‘poor judgment’ after it emerged she kept up ties with the financier after his 2008 sex crimes conviction Mette Marit de Noruega Oslo Jeffrey Epstein Haakon Magnus de Noruega RUNE HELLESTAD (Corbis via Getty Images) Mette-Marit Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and his wife, Princess Mette-Marit, on January 28 in Fredrikstad. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and his wife, Princess Mette-Marit, on January 28 in Fredrikstad. <p>The contact maintained by Princess Mette-Marit of Norway <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-11-28/julie-k-brown-the-journalist-who-brought-down-epstein-i-fear-the-trump-administration-will-try-to-cover-up-for-powerful-men.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-11-28/julie-k-brown-the-journalist-who-brought-down-epstein-i-fear-the-trump-administration-will-try-to-cover-up-for-powerful-men.html">with the American financier Jeffrey Epstein</a> even after his 2008 conviction for sex trafficking has not only made headlines in the national and international media, but has also triggered an unprecedented reaction in the Scandinavian country: direct criticism from Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, who chided the wife of Crown Prince Haakon and future queen consort for her “poor judgment.” </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-03/mette-marit-under-scrutiny-norway-outraged-over-royals-prolonged-contact-with-epstein.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/people/2023-09-30/mette-marit-of-norway-the-princess-on-sick-leave-who-is-raising-the-visibility-of-chronic-diseases.html Sat, 30 Sep 2023 21:28:15 GMT https://english.elpais.com/people/2023-09-30/mette-marit-of-norway-the-princess-on-sick-leave-who-is-raising-the-visibility-of-chronic-diseases.html Ferrer Ferrer Suffering from chronic pulmonary fibrosis, Crown Prince Haakon’s wife extended her absence from public events. She speaks about her illness with a frankness that is unusual for royalty. ‘I can’t just think, offhand, that things are going to work out. It depends on how I feel,’ she said on her 50th birthday. Suffering from chronic pulmonary fibrosis, Crown Prince Haakon’s wife extended her absence from public events. She speaks about her illness with a frankness that is unusual for royalty. ‘I can’t just think, offhand, that things are going to work out. It depends on how I feel,’ she said on her 50th birthday. Mette Marit de Noruega Haakon Magnus de Noruega Per Ole Hagen (Getty Images) Mette Marit Fibrosis Pulmonar Crown Princess Mette Marit Visits Sisters In Business at Slemmestad on June 07, 2023. Crown Princess Mette Marit Visits Sisters In Business at Slemmestad on June 07, 2023. <p>“The princess will continue with reduced activity and has not planned an official schedule for this week or during the October vacations.” That statement was issued by the Norwegian royal household and refers to Mette Marit, 50, the wife of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-08-10/norwegians-prepare-for-more-flooding-and-destruction-after-days-of-heavy-rain.html">Crown Prince Haakon</a>. In 2018, she was diagnosed with chronic pulmonary fibrosis, which causes scarring of the lung tissue. The chronic illness sometimes forces the princess to cancel her engagements so she can rest. An official message on September 13 said that her sick leave would last two weeks but might be extended. Indeed, this week, it was announced that the princess will be absent for seven more days.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/people/2023-09-30/mette-marit-of-norway-the-princess-on-sick-leave-who-is-raising-the-visibility-of-chronic-diseases.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>