NTB: Terje Bendiksby via Reuters<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\nThe crown prince and princess will not attend the trial. In a rare statement, Crown Prince Haakon expressed sympathy for the alleged victims and trust in the legal system.<\/p>\n
“Marius Borg H\u00f8iby is not a member of the Royal House of Norway and is therefore autonomous,” the prince said.<\/p>\n
“We care about him, and he is an important member of our family.”<\/p>\n
Norway’s King Harald also spoke about the allegations last year saying “it is in the hands of the court” and “we will take what comes”.<\/p>\n
Mr H\u00f8iby’s sister Princess Ingrid Alexandra, who is studying at Sydney University, also commented on the case in an interview with Norway’s public broadcaster NRK.<\/p>\n
“Of course it’s difficult,” she said. “Both for those of us who are around, for me as a sister and for mum and dad. And of course for everyone affected by the case.”<\/p>\n
Mixed feelings about Norway’s royals<\/h2>\n Norway’s royals have been at the centre of several scandals in the past few years.<\/p>\n
In 2017 Crown Princess Mette-Marit defended her son’s famous partying in an open letter to the media, asking for him to be left alone.<\/p>\n
Two years later she was forced to apologise for several meetings with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in 2011 to 2013.<\/p>\n
Amid those scandals the crown princess was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, and her condition has worsened to the point she is now in need of a lung transplant.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Crown Prince Haakon’s sister Princess Martha Louise renounced her titles to marry an American.<\/p>\n
The couple has recently released a Netflix documentary about their divisive lifestyle \u2014 the princess’s new husband describes himself as a shaman.<\/p>\n
But the family’s popularity has somewhat recovered.<\/p>\n
“It seems like this is just a parenthesis in the history of the Norwegian royal family,” Mr Schulsrud-Hansen said.<\/p>\n
“It all went downhill and then they carried themselves back up. It’s like maybe Sisyphus pushing that rock, it rolls down and well, let’s push again.”<\/p>\n\n\n
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\nNorway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja in December. (Reuters: Leonhard Foeger<\/span>)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\nA spokesperson for Norge som Republik, Chris A Winger, told the ABC their republican movement had seen an increase in interest but it was not “that significant at the moment”.<\/p>\n
“We hope that this trial will raise some more awareness,” Mr Winger added.<\/p>\n
It could also lead to some awkward revelations for the crown prince and princess.<\/p>\n
There have been questions about what they knew about Mr H\u00f8iby, and when.<\/p>\n
No matter what happens during the trial Mr Schulsrud-Hansen believes Mr H\u00f8iby will have to live a quieter life in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He points to the private approach King Charles’ stepchildren have taken in the UK.<\/p>\n
“They are there but not in the limelight. Even during the coronation of their mother they were on the seventh line in the abbey, not in front, or not in view of the press,” Mr Schulsrud-Hansen said.<\/p>\n
“Now he’s out, keep him out.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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