Norway’s monarchy once seemed like a fairytale – recent crises have exposed its dark underbelly | Magnus Nome

The royals were always popular, but Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s Epstein connections and her son’s rape convictions have profoundly shaken public trust The Norwegian monarchy is in crisis. Not because its future queen is gravely ill, nor even because her son has this week been convicted of serious crimes, but because the institution’s greatest asset – public trust – has been eroded by a series of self-inflicted mistakes. Yesterday, it was announced that Norway’s crown princess, Mette-Marit, u...

By Magnus Nome