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"Epstein manipulated me" - Norway's Crown Princess says she's sorry

2026-03-20 21:04:44Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"Epstein manipulated me" - Norway's Crown Princess says

Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit said Friday she was "manipulated and deceived" by the late Jeffrey Epstein, expressing regret for her relationship with him and trying to curb one of the biggest scandals to hit the Norwegian royal family.

The US Department of Justice's release of millions of documents related to Epstein has caused a worldwide uproar, revealing the disgraced financier's connections to prominent figures including the princess, as well as Norwegian politicians, business leaders and diplomats.

“I was manipulated and deceived,” Mette-Marit said in an emotional interview with public broadcaster NRK. “Of course I wish I had never met him.”

Documents show frequent contacts

The documents show that communication between Mette-Marit and Epstein was frequent and continued after 2008, when he pleaded guilty to soliciting sexual favors from a minor. The 52-year-old princess, who apologized to Harald V and Sonja in a statement on February 6, has not been charged with any criminal offense.

While previous reports had shown links between her and Epstein, the new documents reveal a broader relationship, which has led to strong political reactions and demands for full transparency.

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre stated that it was important that the princess had provided explanations about her relationship with Epstein.

"She expressed regret for contacting him and was sincerely remorseful. She took responsibility for not having checked into his background more thoroughly," he said in a statement to Reuters.

The princess, the wife of Crown Prince Haakon, maintained contact with Epstein from 2011 to 2014 and stayed for four days at his Palm Beach home during a private trip in 2013, according to US documents, Reuters reports.

"He used the fact that we had a mutual friend and that I am trusting of people. I like to believe the best in others. But I also decided to cut off contact with him," she said.

"I've never seen anything illegal," she added to NRK.

The documents appear to contradict a statement she made in 2019, when she apologized for not checking Epstein's background and said she would never have had any contact with him if she had known the seriousness of his crimes.

In an email published from October 2011, three years after Epstein pleaded guilty, Mette-Marit wrote that she had Googled him and agreed that he "didn't look very good," then added a smiley emoji.

Asked about this email by NRK, she said she did not remember the reason why she had written it.

"But if I had found information that would have made me realize that he was an abuser and a sexual offender, I wouldn't have put a smiley face at the end," she said.


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