Overview
- In the NRK Christmas broadcast, King Harald V expressed solidarity for all affected by the 32-count indictment, including alleged victims beyond the royal family.
- Princess Mette-Marit said criticism of their parenting has been the hardest part and insisted the family took the matter seriously.
- Prosecutors have charged Marius Borg Høiby with four alleged rapes, domestic violence, threats, and illegal intimate recordings and stress there will be no preferential treatment, with the gravest counts carrying up to 10 years in prison.
- Facing a chronic lung disease that may require a transplant, Princess Mette-Marit's condition has shaped the family's public engagement in recent weeks.
- Borg Høiby denies the most serious accusations, though reporting indicates he has considered pleading guilty to lesser offenses to reduce potential penalties.