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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent

‘Can Mette-Marit be queen after this?’: Rape trial and Epstein files bring double crisis for Norway’s royals

Norway's royals Marius Borg Hoiby and crown princess Mette-Marit sit together in Oslo in June 2022.
Marius Borg Hoiby and Mette-Marit together in 2022. Two multigenerational crises have rocked the royal family, causing its popularity to dip in polls. Photograph: Lise Åserud/AP

There will be little to celebrate when Norway’s King Harald, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, turns 89 later this month.

Two multigenerational crises have rocked the institution, causing its popularity to dip in polls of Norwegians and bringing a public glare that far exceeds that of previous scandals.

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