The son of the Crown Princess of Norway will spend a week in jail after his arrest as he faces charges of a second rape

The son of Norway’s Crown Princess will be jailed for a week after being held in pre-trial detention since Tuesday following a second rape charge.

Marius Borg Høiby, 27, is also banned from receiving visitors and letters during this period due to the risk of tampering with evidence, as police believe they have discovered a new rape. NRK reports.

His lawyer Øyvind Bratlien confirmed this morning that they will not appeal against their arrest.

Earlier this week, authorities said in a statement that Marius, born from a relationship prior to his mother’s marriage to Crown Prince Haakon in 2001, was arrested on Monday evening.

‘What the police can say about the rape is that it is a sexual act without intercourse.

“The victim would not have been able to resist,” police said.

Yesterday he was accused for the second time of rape without intercourse with a woman who could not resist the act.

Bratlien told the Norwegian publication VG that his client denied the claims and that he cooperated with police during the investigation.

Borg Høiby was arrested on August 4 after an overnight argument at a woman’s apartment in Oslo and charged with causing bodily harm to the resident, with whom he was in a relationship, police said.

According to Norwegian media reports, police found a knife in one of the walls of the woman’s bedroom at the time.

In September, he was arrested again for violating a restraining order.

Police said he was in a car with the alleged victim of the August incident when he was arrested Monday.

On Tuesday, police also said that suspicions related to the August incident now include domestic violence.

Crown Prince Haakon said this earlier this week NRK that he ‘would have liked to be home with his wife’ – but is currently in Jamaica, in his role as a goodwill ambassador for the UN Development Programme.

“I miss her,” he told the newspaper, adding that Marius now faces “serious charges.”

“Today we are of course thinking of all those affected,” he continued.

Earlier this week, authorities said in a statement that Marius, born from a relationship prior to his mother’s marriage to Crown Prince Haakon in 2001, was arrested on Monday evening.

The Norwegian royal family was shocked by Høiby’s first arrest in early August, after Rebecca Helberg Arntsen was left in hospital. Pictured with his mother in 2016

When he turned twenty, the royal court announced that Marius was retiring from public life and his profile was removed from the family’s official website.

Marius pictured with other members of the Norwegian royal family, including the king, queen and heir apparent in June 2022

The prince also told NRK that the police and the legal system must now be given ‘the space to do their work’, which he ‘trusts’ will be done in a ‘good way’.

Høiby was born in 1997 from a relationship prior to Mette-Marit’s 2001 marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the Norwegian throne.

He and his step-siblings – Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 20, and Prince Sverre Magnus, 18 – were raised together by Mette-Marit and Haakon.

Unlike them, he has no official public role.

The Norwegian royal family was shocked by Høiby’s first arrest in early August, after a woman – Rebecca Helberg Arntsen – was left in hospital with her injuries following the attack.

A week after his arrest, Høiby admitted to the attack on Rebecca, whom he called his “girlfriend” (her lawyers have refuted this claim).

In a statement issued through his own lawyer, Høiby said he suffers from “several mental disorders” and has “long struggled with substance abuse,” for which he said he is resuming treatment.

The statement read: “Last weekend something happened that should never have happened. I caused bodily harm and destroyed property in an apartment under the influence of alcohol and cocaine after an argument.

It looks like Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway stepped out in style yesterday to attend a concert as she resumed her royal duties after a bout of illness

‘I have several mental health disorders, which means I have had and continue to have challenges throughout my upbringing and adult life. I have struggled with substance abuse for a long time, something for which I have sought treatment in the past.

“The drug use and my diagnoses do not excuse what happened at Frogner’s apartment last Sunday. I want to be responsible for what I did and will explain myself honestly to the police.

‘For me, the most important thing is that I say sorry to my girlfriend. She deserved neither what happened that night nor the extreme pressure from both the Norwegian and foreign press afterwards.”

Mette-Marit’s eldest son has also apologized to his family for his actions, which “have affected you greatly.”

Weeks later, the 27-year-old was arrested after violating a restraining order.

The restraining order in question was intended to protect Rebecca Helberg Arntsen, who Høiby admitted assaulting herself during a drink and drug-fueled attack on August 4, which saw him arrested for the first time and held in a police cell overnight .

On Monday, his mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, stepped out in style to attend a concert as she resumed her royal duties after a bout of illness.

The 51-year-old was spotted arriving at a concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of record label Kirkelig Kulturverksted in Oslo on Sunday evening.

She looked cheerful and radiant, despite her recent health problems and her son’s situation.

Mette-Marit opted for a full-length blue coat with a criss-cross pattern over chic navy trousers and simple heels.

Clutching a small, decorated Prada handbag, she kept her makeup minimal and wore her blonde locks down to her shoulders.

The appearance comes just days after Mette-Marit visited the army’s engineer battalion, where her daughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, served, indicating that the princess is in better health.

Mette-Marit is gradually returning to her official royal duties after falling ill due to medicinal side effects related to her chronic lung disease.

At the end of October, the Norwegian Royal Court confirmed to Femail that she was taking some time off, saying: ‘HRH The Crown Princess is on sick leave.

‘Due to side effects of the medication Her Royal Highness is taking for her chronic lung disease, she is on sick leave, initially for a week. Her official program during this period will be canceled or postponed.”

Earlier that month, the court warned that Mette-Marit’s current treatment for pulmonary fibrosis could hinder her planned duties in the coming weeks.

The health of the Crown Princess was first made public in 2018, when it was announced that Mette-Marit had been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, or thickening of lung tissue.

At the time, Mette-Marit issued a statement explaining that the condition “means that my work capacity will vary” to accommodate her treatment, including “periods without an official program.”

“I have had regular health problems for a number of years and now we know more about what is involved,” says the mother of three. ‘The condition means that my work ability will vary.

Pulmonary fibrosis is incurable and worsens over time, but the Norwegian royal family’s doctor, Professor Kristian Bjøro of the National Hospital, said they had been monitoring her condition for several years and that the ‘disease progression during this period is slow been’.

Not much is known about the unusual variant of fibrosis detected in Mette-Marit’s lungs, but according to the Royal Household there is “broad consensus that, unlike other more common forms of pulmonary fibrosis, it is not related to the environment or lifestyle. factors’.

The fact that the disease was detected at an early stage improves Mette-Marit’s prognosis, according to the official statement from the Palace.