Mette-Marit: The Controversial New Queen Of Norway | FP Explains

King Harald V of Norway died in Oslo on Friday, August 28, at the age of 89, after 35 years on the throne. Under Norway's constitution the succession is automatic, so his son is now King Haakon VIII, and Haakon's wife of 25 years, Mette-Marit, becomes queen. She arrives on the throne at the worst moment of her public life. In January, a fresh release of the US Justice Department's Epstein files showed her exchanging friendly emails with Jeffrey Epstein years after his 2008 sex offence conviction. In June, her eldest son Marius Borg Hoiby was convicted of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years. Days earlier, she had undergone a lung transplant for a chronic lung disease diagnosed in 2018. Here is who Norway’s new embattled Queen, Mette-Marit is. --- Mette-Marit Queen Of Norway | King Haakon VIII | Norway Royal Family | King Harald V Death | Mette-Marit Controversy | Mette-Marit Epstein | Marius Borg Høiby | Norway New Queen | Norwegian Royal Family | Norway Monarchy | Firstpost #mettemarit #norway #norwayroyalfamily #kinghaakon #kingharald #royalfamily #norwayqueen #epsteinfiles #mariushoiby #royalnews #firstpost Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.    / @firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Website: https://www.firstpost.com Follow Firstpost on Instagram:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Facebook:   / firstpostin   Follow Firstpost on X:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...