Norway’s monarchy once seemed like a fairytale – recent crises have exposed its dark underbelly | Magnus Nome (opens in new tab)

The royals were always popular, but Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s Epstein connections and her son’s rape convictions have profoundly shaken public trustThe Norwegian monarchy is in crisis. Not because its , nor even because her son has this week , but because the institution’s greatest asset – public trust – has been eroded by a series of self-inflicted mistakes.Yesterday, it was announced that Norway’s crown princess, Mette-Marit, underwent a after reports of a dramatic deterioration of her p...