The house arrest of Marius Borg, the son of Norway's queen Mette-Marit and the king's stepson, Haakon VIII, was prolonged after the death of King Harald. The 29-year-old was sentenced to four years in prison for rape.
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03/09/2026
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A marius Borg's house arrest, son of Norway's queen Mette-Marit and king's stepson, Haakon VIII, was prolonged.
The young man has taken this measure since July, after his conviction for rape, and the Norwegian police have now increased that period.
The arrest order was due to expire on September 7, but was postponed, which means Marius will still be in house arrest during the funeral of his ‘grandfather’, King Harald. By the way, your presence in this solemn act on 9 September has indeed been confirmed.
According to Hello!, although the eldest son of the Queen custom contests the extensions of her house arrest, this time this will not happen.
Marius’ defense attorney Petar Sekulic spoke with the Norwegian digital newspaper Nettavisen and said: “Marius continues to disagree with the risk of recurrence, but will agree to the maintenance of detention. He does not want the focus to turn to this in these days that surround the death of King Harald ", confessed.
Marius was found guilty of two rape charges, among other crimes, and sentenced to four years in prison. He appealed to the most serious parts of the conviction, which means that the verdict is not yet definitive.
After going to the prison facility, the young man ended up in house arrest with an electronic bracelet and the prosecutor believes that he may re-occur in the crimes. Marius is living in Skaugum, the royal residence of King Haakon and Queen Mette-Marit. The property is an old house outside Oslo.