Intruder Shoves Marius Borg Høiby at His Home in Norway
A man entered the home of Marius Borg Høiby on Friday night and pushed him, according to Høiby's lawyer. Høiby is the son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit and the stepson of Crown Prince Haakon, who is next in line to the Norwegian throne. The house sits inside the security zone at Skaugum, the royal estate where the crown prince lives just outside Oslo.
According to Town & Country, Høiby walked the man out of the house himself. Police arrived a short time later. Norway's Police Security Service, the country's security police, arrested a person near the house that night. Police attorney Henrik Horverak Steenfeld-Foss said the suspect is a man in his 30s who is known to police from earlier cases and has several prior convictions for violence. He is suspected of assault and unlawful entry.
Nampa reported that police spokesman Eirik Veum spoke to the French news agency AFP about the incident. The arrested man reportedly told officers he was going to visit Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Høiby's half-sister and the daughter of Haakon and Mette-Marit. He had reportedly traveled from Northern Norway that same day. Town & Country reports he carried a suitcase and several letters, and that he was wearing two different shoes.
News in English, a Norwegian news site, reported that the man is likely to be charged with trespassing and minor assault.
The incident comes in the middle of Høiby's own legal case. His trial opened on February 3, 2026. He pleaded not guilty to rape and domestic violence charges, and he admitted some lesser charges. In June 2026, a Norwegian court found him guilty of rape and domestic violence and sentenced him to four years in prison.
He has been out of custody while he appeals. On November 2, a district court ruled he could be released while he waited for the appeal. Two days later, on November 4, an appeals court ruled that he must remain under house arrest, according to Reuters. His home at Skaugum is where that house arrest is served.
For American readers, the setting is a little unusual. Norway's royal family lives in a country of about 5.5 million people, and its royal homes are not walled off from ordinary life the way many people imagine. This case shows how a private home inside a royal estate can still have a visitor who simply walks in. The investigation is ongoing, and none of the charges against the suspect have been decided in court.
