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In Anna Karenina,<\/em> Leo Tolstoy wrote that \u201ceach unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.\u201d Yet somehow it feels like even the titan of Russian literature might find the Norwegian royal family too problematic for his liking.<\/p>\n Two of its high-profile members\u2014Crown Princess Mette-Marit,<\/strong> the wife of the Norwegian heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon,<\/strong> and her 29-year-old son, Marius Borg H\u00f8iby<\/strong>\u2014are currently weathering two separate, spectacular scandals whose fronts have collided into each other to create a disastrous storm that seems like it may blow down the House of Gl\u00fccksburg altogether.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s begin with the latter. On February 3, a highly publicized trial began for H\u00f8iby in Oslo. H\u00f8iby faces 38 counts, including four counts of rape, as well as domestic abuse and assault charges, which he denies. He did, however, plead guilty to lesser charges including transporting drugs and violating a restraining order.<\/p>\n In court, he spoke of being followed by the press since he was a young child and his lack of personal identity outside of his family. \u201cI am known for being Mama\u2019s son. Nothing else,\u201d H\u00f8iby reportedly told the judges<\/a> last week on the second day of his trial. He said he had tried to numb it all with illicit substances: \u201cFew can relate to the life I have led. A lot of parties, alcohol, some drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n It was hard not to want to break out the world\u2019s tiniest violin\u2014especially after the testimony from his alleged rape victims began. One woman testified<\/a> earlier this week that she had closed her eyes \u201cso I wouldn\u2019t have to take part in my own assault,\u201d during an incident that took place in October 2023. As evidence, the prosecution submitted a video of the woman in bed, allegedly filmed by H\u00f8iby himself while the woman was asleep. H\u00f8iby maintains that the sex was consensual and that the woman was awake; he has pleaded not guilty to all but one of six counts of sexually offensive conduct, which includes filming women without their consent.<\/p>\n In late January, Crown Prince Haakon tried to distance himself\u2014and his family\u2014from the trial. H\u00f8iby is not his biological son, instead being born to Mette-Marit and Morten Borg,<\/strong> a convicted cocaine dealer, in 1997. Although he was raised alongside the crown prince and Mette-Marit\u2019s children, Princess<\/strong> Ingrid<\/strong> and Prince Sverre,<\/strong> he doesn\u2019t have any official role. \u201cMarius Borg H\u00f8iby is not a member of the Royal House of Norway and is therefore autonomous. We care about him, and he is an important member of our family. He is a citizen of Norway and, as such, has the same responsibilities as everyone else\u2014as well as the same rights,\u201d Crown Prince Haakon said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.vanityfair.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy wrote that \u201ceach unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.\u201d Yet somehow it feels like even the titan of Russian literature might find the Norwegian royal family too problematic for his liking. 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