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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

The Future Queen of Norway Reflects on "Challenging" and "Demanding" Year Following Son's Arrest Scandal

Marius Borg Hoiby wears sunglasses and has slicked back blond hair, and his mother, Crown Princess of Norway Mette-Marit, wears a white jacket, has blonde hair, and waves.

2024 has been a rather tumultuous year for the Norwegian Royal Family. The future King and Queen of Norway, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon, were forced to deal with an extremely public scandal when Mette-Marit's son, Marius Borg Høiby, was arrested on three separate occasions. Now, the future Queen of Norway has responded to her son's arrests and the accusations against him.

In October, Borg Høiby was banned from the royal residence after being arrested for allegedly burglarizing the property. In November, Borg Høiby was arrested on suspicion of rape, per Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten. It was his third arrest in as many months.

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