Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway married Prince Haakon, heir to the throne, in 2001. She has a son from a prior relationship who is on trial on 38 criminal counts, including four of rape.
Jeffrey Epstein's files included flirtatious exchanges with the princess. "U are very charming u know," she wrote to Epstein in 2012, four years after his conviction for soliciting sex from a minor. She apologised, saying she had shown bad judgment; Jonas Gahr Støre, the prime minister, agreed.
As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.