Marius Borg Høiby , the 27-year-old son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway , was reportedly arrested in Oslo on Sunday, August 4.
According to People , citing Norwegian outlet Se og Hør , Marius was taken into custody after allegedly attacking a woman in her 20s both "psychologically and physically." The victim was treated at a hospital for a concussion.
Mette-Marit, 50, was apparently planning on attending the Olympic Games in Paris with her husband, Crown Prince Haakon , on August 6, though it remains unclear if the trip was delayed as a result of her son's arrest. Haakon was seen attending equestrian events on his own and talking with Prince Albert of Monaco and Princess Alexandra of Hanover .
The court's communications advisor, Simen Løvberg Sund, told French outlet Point de Vue that she "hopes to be able to travel later."
Marius, a Norwegian actor, is Mette-Marit’s eldest child from a previous relationship with Morten Borg and a stepson of the heir to the Norwegian throne.
After tying the knot in 2001, Mette-Marit and Haakon welcomed two children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus , born in 2004 and 2005.
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Mette-Marit announced in 2017 that Marius would live a life out of the public eye, free from royal duties.
“Marius has always had a role that has been difficult to define in the public sphere,” Mette-Marit explained in an open letter . “He is and will be an exceptionally important part of our family. Marius became a symbol of the unusual choice we made when we got married, at the same time he will not carry public duties like his siblings. He should not have a public role and is not a public figure.”
“The role has also proved difficult to interpret for people around us in private. Ever since he was tiny," Mette-Marit continued. "Everything from parents who have come with concerns and well-intentioned advice, to teachers who have always had different expectations of Marius’s behavior than that of others. And I’m no better myself. As a mother, I often find myself having expectations of Marius’s behavior that are unrealistic, and different from what I would have for his siblings.”
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