The Christmas pose of the Norwegian royal family, marked by a great absence and the Marius Borg scandal

These are not going to be some Christmas calm for the norwegian royal familypossibly the most difficult in memory as far as his public image is concerned. He Marius Borg scandalstill far from being finished and which has shaken the foundations of an ancient institution, tarnishes everything related to the Nordic Crown. This is also done on these important dates, where harmony and peace do not accompany them precisely as in previous years.

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With the case of Princess Mette-Marit’s eldest son floating in the air and the subsequent crisis it has generated, the highest representatives of the Scandinavian monarchy have made public this weekend their traditional pose for the holidays in question. As soon as the majestic portrait was shared, this time from the Red Room of the palace next to the tree decorated with lights and decorations for the occasion, the news immediately broke when a great absence: the prince’s Sverre Magnus.

“We wish you all a very Merry Christmas”they have expressed in their annual message next to the image where, first of all, Kings Harald (87 years old) and Sonia (87) appear seated. Just behind them, standing, we see the heirs Haakon (51) and Mette-Marit (51) accompanied by their first-born daughter, Ingrid Alexandra from Norway (20). As for the outfits chosen for the occasion, they wear pretty printed dresses while they wear elegant suits.

© Heiko Junge / NTB and the Royal Court

© Heiko Junge / NTB and the Royal Court

The reason for the absence of Prince Sverre Magnus

In his Christmas card for 2024, shared on his official social media profile, the youngest of the family is logically missed. So much so that, according to the country’s press, this is the first time that in their Just turned 19 years old He does not appear at Christmas with his sister, his parents and his grandparents. The reason, as explained by the head of communication of the Nordic Royal House, Guri Varpe, to the local media Dagbladees was that “the prince lives in Trondheim and was therefore not present when the photo was taken.”

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It was in the middle of last September when we learned that Sverre Magnus had temporarily left the nest and was moving to this city, located about 440 kilometers north of Oslo. For security reasons, it only came out through his mother’s mouth that “has to work. “We don’t want to go into more details about what he will do, but we can confirm that he has gone there and is very happy,” Prince Haakon’s wife told NRK. Later, it was learned that he had begun to work in a art gallery, after finishing his high school studies at the Elvebakken high school.

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Although the absence of the young ‘royal’ has drawn powerful attention, it is true that a similar situation was lived last year when Mette-Marit could not be immortalized with the rest of her family. So, the reason was very different since the kings’ daughter-in-law was on medical leave after contracting the virus. covid-19. Thus, not being able to undertake his institutional agenda normally, this caused him to miss this photo session.

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Marius Borg, in the eye of the hurricane

The one who was not present at the congratulations and was not expected to be is Marius Borg Høiby (27 years old), although this is not due to the serious problems that affect him since in previous editions he has not been part of said Christmas image either. If it did not appear then, much less now after its three arrests by the police, his time in jail, his stay in a rehabilitation center and the charges against him for alleged sexual assault, abuse or harassment of his ex-partners, among others.

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Apart from this, the Scandinavian royal family will celebrate these dates in their Kongsseteren official winter residenceon the outskirts of the capital, so they will be present during the traditional religious service in the Holmenkollen chapel on Christmas Day. Culinarily, as tradition dictates, as the Crown has roots in both Norway, Sweden, Denmark and England, you will taste dishes from the four countries: from meatloaf, duck or ribs to cod and salmon, as well as the classic dessert of plum pudding.