Overview

• Høiby’s diplomatic passport was revoked under guidelines enacted six months ago that reserve the travel privilege for official royal-house members and is officially unrelated to his pending criminal allegations.
• The policy confines diplomatic passports to the reigning monarch’s direct household, specifically Prince Sverre Magnus, Princess Märtha Louise and Princess Astrid.
• Although born into the royal family, Høiby holds no formal role in the royal house and now travels on a standard passport.
• Norwegian police concluded a ten-month investigation into 23 alleged offences and forwarded Høiby’s case file to the State Prosecutor’s Office for a charging decision expected by mid-August.
• The Foreign Ministry, Oslo Royal Court and the palace communications director have issued coordinated statements to explain the passport rules and underscore the monarchy’s move toward streamlined privileges.