Investigation continues

Marius Borg Høiby: Police question new witness

A new witness has now been heard in the case surrounding the allegations against Marius Borg Høiby.(Bild: Lise Aaserud / NTB)

The police have questioned another woman as a witness in their investigation into Marius Borg Høiby (28), the son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit. The woman's lawyer confirmed this to the NTB news agency. However, the investigators currently see no reason to expand the allegations against Høiby, the Oslo police told TV2.

New allegations have been made against the eldest son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit (51) since this summer. Following initial reports of suspected assault and damage to property, he admitted in August that he had become violent towards his girlfriend at the time while under the influence of alcohol and cocaine and had destroyed things in her apartment.

Still no charges
Most recently, new allegations of several alleged sexual offenses came to light, which Høiby denies. In the wake of the new allegations, he was remanded in custody for a week in November. According to his lawyer, Høiby then went straight into treatment.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit declared in December that the investigation into her son was a burden on the family.(Bild: Utrecht, Robin / Action Press)

All of the accusations against him have so far been allegations - he has still not been charged with any of them.

Mette-Marit: "Really hard for us"
Marius Borg Høiby is the eldest of Mette-Marit's three children and the stepson of the heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon (51). Although the 28-year-old is a member of the royal family, he does not bear the title of prince and is not an official member of the Norwegian royal family.

In an interview with broadcaster NRK in December, Mette-Marit said that the investigations against Marius had put a strain on the royal family. "It was hard. You can't call it anything else," said the crown princess. "It's been really, really hard for us."

Mette-Marit and Haakon did not want to comment on the details. Høiby had a right to privacy. "But what we can say is that he has been receiving help for a long time, professional help from the health system," said Mette-Marit.