Norwegian queen’s disgraced son to be freed from house arrest after rape conviction to attend King Harald V’s funeral

Marius Borg Høiby will be granted permission to attend the funeral on September 9

The eldest son of Queen Mette-Marit joined his mother and other Norwegian royals as they transported King Harald’s coffin through the Royal Palace in Oslo

King Harald's funeral date revealed as thousands pay tribute to beloved monarch  GB News

Marius Borg Høiby was found guilty of rape in June and is serving his sentence under house arrest with an ankle tag while awaiting a new trial.

Marius Borg Høiby was found guilty of rape in June and is serving his sentence under house arrest with an ankle tag while awaiting a new trial.

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Nigel Waldron / WireImage Convicted rapist and son of Queen Mette-Marit from a previous relationship, Marius Borg Høiby, was allowed out of house arrest three times for goodbyes and funeral arrangements amid King Harald’s death. The 29-year-old visited the late king before his death on August 28. He walked alongside th

Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Norway’s queen, will be allowed to leave his house arrest for a rape conviction to attend the funeral of King Harald V, police said on Monday.

Norway’s royal palace says the funeral of the late King Harald V will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 9

Norway's royal palace says the funeral of King Harald V will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 9  AP News

The royal family and the country has been in an official state of mourning.

Crowds gathered with umbrellas and Norwegian flags, standing in the downpour to pay their respects as King Harald’s casket was transported from Oslo University Hospital to the Royal Palace.

Norwegians line up at churches for emotional memorials remembering the late King Harald V  Toronto Star

Norwegians are saying goodbye to King Harald V, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch.

King Harald V of Norway dies at 89 following illness in hospital  ITVX

Norway mourns King Harald V after his death at 89 on Friday. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre joined officials and crowds paying tribute outside the Royal Palace in Oslo.

Norway mourns King Harald V after his death at 89 on Friday. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre joined officials and crowds paying tribute outside the Royal Palace in Oslo.

The death of King Harald V of Norway has returned attention to his daughter-in-law's ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Norway has a new King, Haakon the Eighth, who has taken the throne after the death of his father King Harald, who died at the age of 89.

His 35-year reign opened an ancient monarchy to marriages with so-called commoners and to an incendiary association with Jeffrey Epstein.

Mourners gather outside the palace as royals, politicians and citizens remember a beloved king, whose son has adopted the family motto "all for norway".

King Harald V of Norway, Europe’s oldest monarch, died Friday at the age of 89. His son, the newly-proclaimed King Haakon VIII, has inherited the Norwegian throne. Here's what to know about the new monarch, his family controversies, and more.

King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, and Princess Beatrix are “deeply saddened” to learn about the passing of King Harald V of Norway, the Dutch royals said in a joint statement.

Norway is mourning King Harald V after the country's longest-serving monarch died at the age of 89, with tributes pouring in from across Europe. His death paves the way for Crown Prince Haakon to become king, as the royal family faces renewed scrutiny over Crown Princess Mette-Marit's reported past ties to Jeffrey Epst

Norwegians gather to remember monarch whose death comes amid scandal over links between crown princess and Jeffrey Epstein Norwegians have gathered in their thousands to pay their respects to King Harald V, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, who has died, aged 89, in Oslo. He was succeeded immediately by his son, King H

‘He was a king for all’: Oslo mourns its reformer King Harald  The Times

King of Norway, King Harald V, has died aged 89 after 35 years at the head of the country's occasionally scandal-struck Royal family.

The heir to the throne and crown prince, 53-year-old Haakon who has served as regent during his father's illness, automatically becomes king.

Thousands of people were gathered Friday outside the palace where hundreds of flower bouquets covered the ground

Born into war and raised in exile in the United States, the king transformed and popularized the Norwegian monarchy by marrying a commoner. He died the day before his 58th wedding anniversary to Queen Sonja.

Norway's King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved, extrovert father over more than three decades on the throne, died on Friday at the age of 89, the royal palace said, at a time of multiple crises for the Norwegian royal family.

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His son Haakon will be Norway’s fourth king since the country gained independence from Sweden in 1905, with Mette-Marit as his queen

European monarchs and world leaders paid tribute Friday to Norway's King Harald, after the royal palace announced his death at the age of 89.

Norway's King Harald died peacefully at Oslo University Hospital at age 89, with Crown Prince Haakon set to succeed him as the nation mourns.

King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen to marry his school sweetheart, died Friday.

King Harald, Norway's reform-minded head of state, dies at 89  Dawn

Admired for his simplicity and humility, he was the first monarch born in Norway in nearly six centuries. He died on Friday at the age of 89.

Admired for his simplicity and humility, he was the first monarch born in Norway in nearly six centuries. He died on Friday at the age of 89.

King Harald of Norway has died, according to the European country's royal court.

King Harald of Norway has died aged 89, after more than three decades on the throne.

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