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Norway Launches Epstein Investigation Amid Royal Involvement

3/17/2026

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Norway's parliament unanimously appointed an independent commission to investigate ties between the foreign office and Jeffrey Epstein.
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says the commission will address questions raised by the Epstein files, implicating Crown Princess Mette-Marit and former diplomats Mona Juul and Terje Rød-Larsen.
The government will review the commission's findings and the foreign office's past grants and contacts with the International Peace Institute to restore public trust.

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Norway's parliament unanimously appointed an independent commission to investigate ties between the foreign office and Jeffrey Epstein.
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says the commission will address questions raised by the Epstein files, implicating Crown Princess Mette-Marit and former diplomats Mona Juul and Terje Rød-Larsen.
The government will review the commission's findings and the foreign office's past grants and contacts with the International Peace Institute to restore public trust.