| Mette-Marit | |
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| Crown Princess of Norway | |
 Mette-Marit in 2013 | |
| Born | Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby 19 August 1973 Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway |
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| House | Glücksburg (by marriage) |
| Father | Sven O. Høiby |
| Mother | Marit Tjessem |
| Religion | Church of Norway |
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| * Member of the Norwegian Royal House |
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (born Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, pronounced [ˌmɛtːəˈmɑ̀ːrɪt ˈçɛ̀sːəm ˈhœ̀ʏbʏ], on 19 August 1973) is a member of the Norwegian royal family. She is married to Crown Prince Haakon, the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne.
A Norwegian commoner and single mother with a disadvantaged past, she was a controversial figure at the time of her engagement to Haakon in 2000. She became Crown Princess of Norway upon her marriage in 2001. As of 2024, Mette-Marit remains deeply unpopular, with only 27% approving of her as a future queen.[1] The couple have two children, Ingrid Alexandra and Sverre Magnus, who are second and third in line to the Norwegian throne respectively. Mette-Marit additionally has a son from a previous brief encounter with Norwegian convicted felon Morten Borg, accused serial sex offender Marius Borg Høiby, who as of November 2024 is in prison awaiting trial.[2][3]
Her friendship with the American convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with whom she stayed in contact for several years after his release from prison, has received criticism.[4]
- ^ "Ny meningsmåling vekker oppsikt: – Grunn til å være bekymret". Nettavisen. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Son of Norwegian princess arrested on suspicion of rape". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Radnofsky, Caroline (19 November 2024). "Son of Norway's crown princess arrested over alleged rape". NBC News. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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