Norway PM says royal princess showed ‘poor judgment’ over links with Epstein – POLITICO

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said the country’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit showed “poor judgment” in her extensive contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after correspondence with her was included in a new release of documents by the U.S. Department of Justice.

“The crown princess herself has acknowledged that she exercised poor judgment, and I agree,” Støre told Norwegian broadcaster TV 2 on Sunday.

Mette-Marit came under intense scrutiny over the weekend after her name appeared hundreds of times in correspondence with Epstein included in the latest batch of files released Friday. The documents include emails dating from 2011 to 2014 and reveal a familiar tone in the exchanges, as well as the fact that the crown princess spent four days at Epstein’s Palm Beach residence in January 2013.

The crown princess on Saturday apologized for her relationship with Epstein and described her contacts with him as “simply embarrassing,” according to a statement issued by the Norwegian royal palace.

“I showed poor judgment and regret having any contact with Epstein at all,” Mette-Marit said in the statement.