The princess, who did not comment on the upcoming case or whether she is in contact with her older sibling, told the TV channel: “I think that case should be handled by the legal system. And I don’t really think it’s natural for me to comment on that case at all.”
Her comment comes as her half-brother Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son Marius Borg will face a lengthy court trial for multiple offences. This involved 32 counts, including alleged rape, abuse in a close relationship against one former partner, and acts of violence against another, making death threats, and traffic violations.
Høiby has also had six new charges added to his indictment, with the most serious of the new charges alleged to have occurred in July 2020 when he was said to have received and transported at least 3.5 kilograms of marijuana from Lørenskog to Tønsberg.
It is then alleged that he delivered it to a person. Other new charges include two alleged violations of a restraining order and three offences under the Traffic Act.
His trial is currently set to begin in Oslo on February 3 and is expected to last until March 14. Oslo state attorney Sturla Henriksbo said: “This case is very serious. Rape and violence in close relationships are very serious acts that can leave lasting traces and destroy lives.
“The fact that Marius Borg Høiby is a member of the Royal Family should, of course, not mean that he should be treated more lightly or more severely than if similar acts had been committed by others.”
This included his mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who has rejected claims that she had tipped her son off about his impending arrest with a phone call.
She said: “I think it’s been quite a strain to be accused of such serious things, which of course I did not do.
“The thing that perhaps upsets me the most is being criticised for how we’ve handled it as parents, that we didn’t take it seriously. I find that hard.”
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