{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/662f8689e9f4880011c29f68/698607e545f62cfe94f59b91?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"BONUS: The royal scandal rocking Norway","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/662f8689e9f4880011c29f68/1776699860393-8d33bec8-7871-49ab-90b5-dd765323f553.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This episode comes from <em>The Story</em>, The Times’ daily news podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>The British royal family isn't the only European monarchy in turmoil. In Norway the Epstein files have revealed intimate conversations between the Crown Princess and future Queen, Mette-Marit<strong>, </strong>and the paedophile after he was convicted. Meanwhile, her son, Marius Borg Høiby, is on trial facing charges on thirty-eight offences, including four counts of rape. If convicted, he faces up to ten years in prison. Could this be a fatal blow for the Norwegian royal family? And what does it tell us about the long tentacles of Jeffrey Epstein's influence in the palaces and parliaments of Europe?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Getty</p>","author_name":"The Times"}