- Title: FILE: Norway's crown princess says she was 'manipulated and deceived' by Epstein
- Date: 20th March 2026
- Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (FILE - OCTOBER 14, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF METTE-MARIT AND CROWN PRINCE HAAKON AT NEWS CONFERENCE METTE-MARIT SPEAKING (NOT A SOUNDBITE) VARIOUS OF CROWN PRINCESS SPEAKING TO CHILDREN ATHENS, GREECE (FILE - JANUARY 16, 2023) (REUTERS) HAAKON AND METTE-MARIT ARRIVING AT FUNERAL SERVICE OF FORMER KING CONSTA
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- Keywords: CROWN PRINCE HAAKON CROWN PRINCESS METTE-MARIT JEFFREY EPSTEIN NORWAY OSLO ROYALS
- Location: VARIOUS
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- Country: Norway
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe,Royals
- Reuters ID: LVA002587720032026RP1
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- Story Text: Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit said on Friday (March 20) she regretted her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, seeking to contain one of the biggest scandals to hit the country's royal family.
The U.S. Justice Department's release of millions of Epstein documents has sent shockwaves around the world, revealing the disgraced financier's ties to prominent people, including the crown princess and top Norwegian politicians, business executives and diplomats.
"I was manipulated and deceived," Mette-Marit said in a tearful interview with public broadcaster NRK screened on Friday morning.
"Of course, I wish I had never met him," she said of Epstein.
The files showed frequent communication between Mette-Marit and Epstein that occurred long after he pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting an underage girl. The crown princess has not been accused of any criminal wrongdoing.
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