Week four of the trial of Marius Borg Høiby took a dramatic turn in Oslo District Court as Nora Haukland continued her testimony — including graphic audio played in court — before Høiby returned to the stand to deny violence and reject what he called a relationship he does not recognize.

We'll leave the details out of the epsiode description as some are graphic.

Proceedings adjourned with Høiby set to continue testimony tomorrow.

Meanwhile, King Harald marked his eighty-ninth birthday with a tightly framed photo featuring only himself, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Ingrid Alexandra — widely seen as a visual reinforcement of the line of succession amid turbulence.

Adding to the pressure, questions are intensifying over Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s 2013 Palm Beach stay. The Royal Household maintains she received no money from Jeffrey Epstein, but scrutiny now centers on who paid for services arranged during the visit. Legal experts say the threshold for criminal investigation is not met, yet political pressure remains.

The trial continues through mid-March.

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