Oslo, Aug 31, 2026 (AFP) - Rape-convicted Norwegian queen's son let off house arrest for king's funeral

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Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Norway's queen, will be allowed to leave his house arrest for a rape conviction to attend the funeral of King Harald V, police said on Monday. Hoiby, born from a relationship prior to Queen Mette-Marit's marriage to Harald's son, King Haakon, was sentenced in June to four years in prison for two rapes, a conviction he is appealing. He is serving his sentence under house arrest with an ankle tag while awaiting his ap......

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