Sent from a redacted email address under the name “HKH Kronprinsessen” to Epstein on October 21, 2012, the message reads: “Boring wedding. Was like some kind of old movie where you know the characters and not hanging around for much [longer]. Books more books”. Epstein replied minutes later: “[W]eather was too bad. I returned to NY. How was your wedding”.
Norway’s Crown Princess is the latest European royal to become embroiled in the Epstein scandal in the wake of the latest document dump. She and her husband, Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, both attended Grand Duke Guillaume’s wedding, which took place over three days from October 19-21, 2012.
According to Norwegian news outlet, NRK, Crown Princess Mette-Marit is mentioned several hundred times in the Epstein files.
The Norwegian royal family told another news outlet, VG Live, that the Crown Princess lived in Epstein’s lavish mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, for four days and he recommended a dentist for her.
In a statement reported by the same organisation, Mette-Marit said: “Jeffrey Epstein is responsible for his actions. I must take responsibility for not checking Epstein’s background better and for not understanding quickly enough what kind of person he was.
“I deeply regret that and this is a responsibility I must take. I showed poor judgment and I regret ever having any contact with Epstein. It is simply embarrassing.”
She expressed her “deep sympathy and solidarity” with the survivors of Epstein’s abuse, according to VG Live.
Norway’s royal family is not alone in featuring in the latest release of documents. Britain’s royal family also faces embarrassment as more unsavoury details about the relationship between the convicted sex offender and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor emerged on Friday (January 31).
One picture appears to show Mr Mountbatten-Windsor crouched over an unidentified woman.
Elsewhere in the document dump, screenshots and scans appear to show the former prince exchanged emails with Epstein about a “beautiful” Russian woman and invited him to Buckingham Palace.
Epstein was found dead in his cell at a federal jail in Manhattan, New York, in August 2019 while he awaited trial for sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide.
