METTE-MARIT'S RATING HALVED, MARIUS STAYS IN CUSTODY, AND A 120-YEAR-OLD SECRET - The week in Norwegian Royal News with Mark Francis

METTE-MARIT'S RATING HALVED, MARIUS STAYS IN CUSTODY, AND A 120-YEAR-OLD SECRET - The week in Norwegian Royal News with Mark Francis

Published: March 15, 2026

Duration: 14:24

This week on Palace Intrigue: Norway, the trial of Marius Borg Høiby entered its sixth week and showed no signs of losing its power to shock. The court heard from friends of the Frogner woman who described the violent aftermath of August 4, 2024, in vivid and heartbreaking detail — including one witness who recalled the victim saying she could "handle being hit" as long as Høiby was alright. The defense's request for pre-trial release was denied. Prosecutors returned repeatedly to the question of Høiby's changing story. And eight hundred pages of private messages between Høiby and influencer Nora Haukla...