Overview

• Palace communications chief Guri Varpe confirmed a 2.07‑second clip of Crown Prince Haakon was removed hours before the premiere after officials objected to its inclusion.
• Officials say Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett violated the 2022 agreement to separate her royal connection from commercial use, and the royal household declined to participate in the production.
• Marianne Behn told VG that Ari Behn’s family was not consulted despite his six‑minute presence, calling the depiction “quite unworthy” and objecting to scenes and images tied to his death and funeral.
• She disputed the film’s framing of her son as mentally ill and questioned the claim that media pressure hounded him for 16 years, saying that did not relate to his death.
• The Netflix documentary, released this week under the title Royal Rebels, has prompted public defenses of the couple from allies such as stylist Jan Thomas as wider debate over Verrett’s profile continues.