DEVASTATING Epstein Files Name Royal Princess Over 1,000 Times

Norway’s future queen confessed to maintaining a years-long friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein despite knowing his criminal history from the start, a revelation that now threatens the very survival of Scandinavia’s most embattled monarchy.

Story Snapshot

Newly unsealed U.S. Department of Justice documents reveal over 1,000 mentions of Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Epstein files from 2011 to 2014
Mette-Marit emailed Epstein in 2011 acknowledging she googled him and “it didn’t look too good,” yet continued the relationship for three more years
The princess stayed four days at Epstein’s Palm Beach mansion in 2013, years after his 2008 conviction for procuring a minor for prostitution
Royal historians call this the worst crisis in Norwegian monarchy history, compounded by her son facing trial on 38 charges including rape
Palace officials misled the public in 2019 about the timeline and nature of the relationship, claiming contacts ended in 2013 when they continued through 2014

When Googling Wasn’t Enough

Crown Princess Mette-Marit sent Jeffrey Epstein an email in 2011 that should haunt every parent who tells their children to research people online. She acknowledged searching his name, finding troubling information, yet added a smiling emoji and proceeded to cultivate a friendship anyway. This wasn’t youthful naivety or pre-internet ignorance. By 2011, Epstein’s 2008 conviction for procuring a minor for prostitution had been extensively covered in Norwegian media, where he was labeled a convicted pedophile. The future queen of Norway saw the red flags, acknowledged them in writing, and walked straight past them into a relationship that would span three years and include over 1,000 documented contacts.

The Florida Vacation That Defines Poor Judgment

In 2013, Mette-Marit spent four days at Epstein’s Palm Beach property, arranged through a mutual friend. This wasn’t a chance encounter at a charity gala or an unavoidable diplomatic meeting. She chose to stay under the roof of a man whose criminal background she had researched two years earlier. The documents reveal personal exchanges that suggest comfort and familiarity, including a 2012 email where Epstein suggested wallpaper featuring two naked women. These details paint a picture not of minimal contact forced by social obligations, but of someone who willingly maintained ties with a predator while her future role demanded exemplary judgment.

The Palace Cover-Up Unravels

When Epstein’s crimes returned to headlines in 2019 following his re-indictment and death, the Norwegian palace issued carefully worded statements minimizing the relationship. Spokesperson Guri Varpe claimed contacts ended in 2013 and described a meeting in Saint Barthélemy as a chance encounter. The newly released Department of Justice files expose both claims as false. Communications continued through 2014, and the St. Barts meeting was premeditated, not accidental. This pattern mirrors Prince Andrew’s failed damage control before his resignation, except Mette-Marit faces no consequences while preparing to become queen. The institutional dishonesty compounds the original sin of befriending Epstein.

A Monarchy Already on Life Support

The Epstein scandal arrives as the Norwegian royal family faces unprecedented strain. Mette-Marit battles chronic pulmonary fibrosis, a debilitating lung condition. Her son Marius Borg Høiby faces trial on 38 charges including rape, with proceedings beginning days after the Epstein documents surfaced. Royal historian Lars Hovbakke Sørensen declared this the most severe crisis in Norwegian monarchy history, warning that insufficient transparency risks complete loss of public confidence. Even Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre publicly agreed with Mette-Marit’s self-assessment of poor judgment, a rare political intrusion into royal affairs that signals broad establishment concern. Aftenposten’s commentary asked the question now dominating Norwegian discourse: Can Mette-Marit become queen?

When Apologies Ring Hollow

Mette-Marit’s statement expressed deep regret and embarrassment, calling her contact with Epstein a failure of judgment. These words might carry weight if they represented genuine accountability, but they follow years of palace obfuscation and arrive only after documents made denial impossible. The apology doesn’t address why someone in her position ignored widely known information about Epstein’s conviction, why she maintained the friendship for years, or why palace officials lied about the timeline in 2019. Common sense suggests that someone preparing for queenship should demonstrate better discernment than befriending convicted sex offenders, regardless of their wealth or connections. The pattern reflects either profound moral blindness or a belief that royal status exempts one from normal standards of conduct.

Carl-Erik Grimstad, an expert on Norwegian royalty, faulted the court for failing its monitoring duty, noting alarm bells should have rung. This institutional failure matters because monarchies justify their existence through claims of superior character and service. When courts fail to prevent future queens from maintaining years-long friendships with predators, and then lie about it, they undermine the entire rationale for hereditary privilege. Norway’s egalitarian culture makes these contradictions especially volatile. The documents reveal not just one person’s poor judgment but a system-wide failure to uphold the values that supposedly legitimize royal authority in a modern democracy.