Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMarius Borg Høiby has been granted temporary leave from custodial house arrest to attend the state funeral of King Harald V on 9 September. The 29-year-old son of Queen Mette-Marit is appealing against a four-year prison sentence following convictions for two counts of rape and 30 other charges. Prosecutors also permitted Høiby to participate in Monday evening's procession transferring the late monarch's remains to the palace chapel. King Harald V died at the age of 89 from complications related to hemolytic anemia, prompting a national period of mourning across Norway. The state funeral at Oslo Cathedral comes as the Norwegian royal household faces scrutiny over Queen Mette-Marit's past links to Jeffrey Epstein. In fullNorwegian queen’s disgraced son to be freed from house arrest after rape conviction to attend King Harald V’s funeralMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Marius Borg Høiby granted leave from house arrest to attend King Harald V’s funeral
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMarius Borg Høiby has been granted temporary leave from custodial house arrest to attend the state funeral of King Harald V on 9 September. The 29-year-old son of Queen Mette-Marit is appealing against a four-year prison sentence following convictions for two counts of rape and 30 other charges. Prosecutors also permitted Høiby to participate in Monday evening's procession transferring the late monarch's remains to the palace chapel. King Harald V died at the age of 89 from complications related to hemolytic anemia, prompting a national period of mourning across Norway. The state funeral at Oslo Cathedral comes as the Norwegian royal household faces scrutiny over Queen Mette-Marit's past links to Jeffrey Epstein. In fullNorwegian queen’s disgraced son to be freed from house arrest after rape conviction to attend King Harald V’s funeralMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
