Here is Crown Prince Haakon (52) visiting Oslo prison on Saturday afternoon.
Reporting from Oslo prison
- Crown Prince Haakon visited Oslo prison on Saturday evening.
- Høiby has received several prison visits since he was detained on Monday.
- Prison manager Nils Leyell Finstad says inmates are allowed at least one visit a week, and rejects that Høiby gets special treatment.
After Marius Borg Høiby (29) was detained on Monday, he has been visited at least twice in prison, which VG knows about.
- Thursday 5 February: At 19.29, the crown prince couple’s BMW drove into the gate of Oslo prison with Crown Prince Haakon visible in the back seat, shows See and Hear pictures. An hour later the car drove out again, then Mette-Marit was also observed, writes the leaf.
- Saturday 7 February: Crown Prince Haakon arrived at Oslo prison at 3.30pm and left it again at 4.30pm, VG’s photos show.
On Sunday evening 1 February, Høiby was arrested and on Monday he was detained for four weeks, i.e. until 2 March.
– Does not want special treatment
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On the websites Oslo Prison states that inmates are allowed one visit a week. Prison manager Nils Leyell Finstad in Oslo prison tells VG that there is at least one visit.
– I have a statutory duty of confidentiality, but I choose to say that here relatives have been crystal clear that they do not want special treatment, and they have not received that, says Finstad to VG.
– It is our duty to continuously assess whether there are special circumstances connected to all visits. In relation to inmates, relatives, security and total capacity, he adds.
On Monday evening after the arrest, the Crown Prince’s family, with Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Ingrid-Alexandra, visited him at a hospital in Eastern Norway where, according to VG’s information, Høiby was examined by a doctor.
– Would other inmates and relatives also receive the same arrangement?
– There is no special treatment, but we make discretionary assessments, says the prison director.
– What special conditions do you have to take into account when it comes to the royal family?
– Then I have to refer to the statutory duty of confidentiality. We make careful security assessments in all cases of visits to Oslo prison.
Common with multiple visits
Marius Borg Høiby’s defender Petar Sekulic says it is quite common for inmates to receive several visits a week.
– We refer to the prison warden’s statement that it is not unusual. It can also vary from case to case depending on how the inmate is doing, says Sekulic.
– Does Høiby receive any special arrangements in prison with regard to the family he belongs to?
– No, I can’t imagine that, says Sekulic.
– Supports Marius
VG has asked the Royal Court about the prison visits and whether it is true that the crown prince couple have not requested any special treatment.
– Regarding access to Oslo prison, we refer to the management of the prison, writes communications manager Guri Varpe to VG.
Crown Prince Haakon said on Friday that the family “supports Marius in the situation he is in”.
– For me, the most important thing has been, these past few days, to take care of the herd. When there is a lot happening at once, as it has been for our family now, I am a bit concerned that we have to have the priorities somewhat in the right order, said the crown prince.
Fewer inmates
Right now there are fewer inmates in the prison than usual because it is about to move, which the prison warden says gives them some more flexibility if there is enough staffing and it does not clash with lawyers or other visits.
– We shall continuously assess whether there are any special circumstances relating to the individual visit. This means that we can deviate from the minimum that is on Oslo Prison’s website, he says.
- On Tuesday 10 February, the trial against Marius Borg Høiby enters its second week – here you can follow it live
date:2026-02-08 22:29:00