Mette-Marit

Mette-Marit (full name Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby) is the Crown Princess of Norway. She became Crown Princess on 25 August 2001 upon her marriage to Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne.

According to reporting on the released files, Mette-Marit is mentioned over a thousand times in the files, with communications spanning 2011 to 2014. Reporting on the relationship indicates that the two maintained close contact until 2014, met several times, and that she stayed in Epstein’s later-demolished Palm Beach mansion in 2013. The released files include emails attributed to her, among them a 2011 message reading “Googled u after last email[.] Agree it didn’t look too good :)” and 2012 messages such as “You tickle my brain” and “come and save us. I die of boredom.” The relevant Epstein files were released in late January 2026.

According to Marie Claire (February 6, 2026), the Norwegian royal household issued a statement that said: “We understand the strong reactions people have to what has emerged in recent days. The Crown Princess strongly disavows Epstein’s abuse and criminal acts. She is very sorry for not having understood early enough what kind of person he was.” In her own statement, reported by the same outlet, Mette-Marit said: “I would like to express my deepest regret for my friendship with Jeffrey Epstein,” and added that “some of the content of the messages between Epstein and me does not represent the person I want to be.”

Is Mette-Marit in the Epstein files?

Yes. According to reporting on the released files, Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, is mentioned over a thousand times in the released files, which reporting says document emails and meetings with Jeffrey Epstein between 2011 and 2014, including a 2013 stay at his Palm Beach home. Being named in the files is not evidence of any crime or wrongdoing. As reported by Marie Claire, the Norwegian royal household said the Crown Princess “strongly disavows Epstein’s abuse and criminal acts” and is “very sorry for not having understood early enough what kind of person he was,” and Mette-Marit expressed her “deepest regret” for the friendship. See the sources below for the documented context.

Documents

Primary-source records that name or reference Mette-Marit. Inclusion in these documents is not, by itself, evidence of wrongdoing; the Norwegian royal household says the Crown Princess “strongly disavows Epstein’s abuse and criminal acts” and she has expressed “deepest regret” for the friendship.

• DOJ Epstein Files (EFTA release) — The Department of Justice’s January 2026 release of Epstein records contains the email correspondence between Mette-Marit and Epstein spanning roughly 2011 to 2014; reporting describes her as referenced many hundreds of times across the material, including messages attributed to her and a 2013 stay at Epstein’s Palm Beach residence. The disclosure prompted statements of regret from the Crown Princess and the Norwegian royal household.