Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit said Friday she "deeply regretted" her friendship with convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the embarrassment it has caused the royal family."I deeply

The Epstein files release rocked Norway’s political establishment, spurring an investigation into a former prime minister and drawing a public apology from the country’s crown princess.

Mette-Marit says she is sorry to Norwegians for not realising what kind of person the late sex offender was.

"I would like to express my deepest regret for my friendship with Jeffrey Epstein," Crown Princess Mette-Marit began

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit said on Friday she “deeply regretted” her friendship with convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the embarrassment it has caused the royal family. A commoner who married Crown Prince Haakon in 2001,

Norway's royal family faces crisis as Crown Princess Mette-Marit's son stands trial on rape charges while new Jeffrey Epstein documents revive scandal.

Emails, texts, photos and videos show how Jeffrey Epstein, even after becoming a convicted sex offender, burnished his ties to royal family members from several countries and their advisers.

Newly released documents from U.S. authorities have reignited scrutiny of the Norwegian royal family, after revealing previously unknown details about Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s contact with Jeffrey Epstein.