The palace has confirmed that they were notified by the police and that the court then informed the crown prince couple about a possible arrest of Høiby. According to news’s information, Marius Borg Høiby was thus notified of the arrest of his mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit. Aftenposten and VG mentioned this information first. PST currently has no new information. The Crown Princess is also said to have cleaned her son’s house before the arrest. The house is located inside Skaugum, where the crown prince’s family lives. news has been in contact with PST, who currently say that they have no new information about the case for the press. But now both the Oslo police and the Norwegian Police Directorate (POD) deny that they notified the Palace. – Did the Oslo Police District notify the Royal Court? – No, writes press manager Unni T. Grøndal in the Oslo police district in an email to news. She further explains that Oslo police district only notified PST’s bodyguard service and the situation center in the Police Directorate. Marius Borg Høiby and Crown Prince Haakon pictured together in 2017. Photo: Torstein Bøe / NTB POD tells news that they received a message from the Oslo police district by phone around 1pm on 4 August. 55 minutes later, POD called the Crisis Support Unit (KSE) in the Ministry of Justice and Emergency Preparedness. This is Marius Borg Høiby charged with: Bodily assault (violence), damage, threats, reckless behavior and violation of a restraining order against an ex-girlfriend. Abuse in close relationships against ex-girlfriend Juliane Snekkestad. Abuse in close relationships against ex-girlfriend Nora Haukland. Høiby is also charged with threats against another person. It was the operations manager at the operations center in Oslo who notified the situation center in POD. Furthermore, their emergency guard and management were notified. The director of police was notified – The management guard in the POD then notified the acting director of police. The police director was informed of the arrest on the phone by the acting police director. The time of the notification has not been logged, writes section chief Jørn Schjelderup in POD to news… – Was the director of police or other leaders in POD in contact with the Castle, PST or others about this specific case on 4 August? – No. – Did POD notify anyone at the Palace or the crown prince couple that Marius Borg Høiby was to be arrested? – No, POD did not notify the Palace or the crown prince couple, writes Schjelderup. When the 27-year-old was arrested by the police at 4.10pm on Sunday 4 August, the police also seized his mobile phone. The phone was missing a SIM card and was partially damaged, according to news’s information. VG has also mentioned this. Three ministries were notified In the hours before the arrest, a number of units in the police and three government ministries were notified. At 1pm, more than three hours before the Oslo police district arrested Marius Borg Høiby, the Norwegian Police Directorate (POD) was notified. The Oslo police also notified the bodyguard service of PST, which protects the royals. The Ministry of Justice and Emergency Preparedness was notified routinely by the Norwegian Police Directorate (POD) and took the information for information, the ministry writes in an e-mail to news. They further informed the Prime Minister’s office and the Ministry of Children and Families, who also “took the matter into consideration”. Published 04.11.2024, at 15.15
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