He came to the palace when he was four years old, hand in hand with his mother and almost a child, in the life of Prince Haakon, to whom he is another son. never single mother She married a crown prince – August 25, 2001 – and didn’t even bring a special page. As the future queen said it was a marriage of three with Marius Borg In the heart of the whole family.
© Getty Images“We will try to give you enough Love and security So that he feels comfortable,” the crown prince said at the first press conference they gave as an engagement. And she complied in spades, even though she didn’t ask him to adopt because Marius was the father. On the same day of the wedding, he took her in his arms to swing together from the balcony and a few hours later, when wedding speech He again included a small one. “Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be with Marius. It’s a gift in itself,” he said, moving away, as the Norwegians also dried their tears in front of the television.
If there was any doubt, they took her on their honeymoon – they were in New York when the terrorist attacks that destroyed the Twin Towers – and for a few years everything was perfect. even Queen Soniawho admitted that “at first I thought the situation was a little special,” ended up exhausted and playing on the floor with a very “charming and friendly” little boy.
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Marius was always one of them on their travels, at celebrations with family, friends and various royal houses and even on Norwegian National Day every 17 May. Personally, he was just another son – raised with the same education, values, school, activities and sports as his brothers – with the same love. Officially, he never received a title, but was officially recognized as a member of the royal family by King Harald. From before the wedding… until just two months ago when a change was made on the website of the Norwegian royal house, Princess Martha-Louise fell out of favor with him, who had remarried to shaman Durek Veret.
The popularity rating has decreased and it was necessary to limit it, it is true that the king in His last speech Said the Norwegian Parliament: “We are a family with joys and challenges. In both good times and hard times we try to stay together and support each other. Sometimes life is very difficult.”
© GTresThe problem started at the age of 15
Mette-Marit changed her life completely when her son was born – January 13, 1997 – and she has always protected him, even though she can no longer do so. In 2012, The problem begins. At the age of 15, he disclosed sensitive information about the Royal House on a social network, although the princes categorically denied that Marius had a Twitter account; And at 17 he broke the family’s security by sharing where they were spending their holidays. Similarly, on another occasion, he offered to sell a motorcycle with his personal information and palace address.
When he turned 18, he became the golden bachelor…the prince thousands of young men dreamed of. Marius accepted as much A supporting role in SKAM. In the internationally successful series he will be seen as artist Astrid S.
Marius turned 20 in 2017 and Mette-Marit once again defended her son in front of the media in a letter in which she explained that: “Marius has always played a role that is difficult to define in public”… that he “and both his behavior Teachers had different expectations about” and “he didn’t want to write about.”
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© GTresClothing designers with messages like ‘I’m a problem’
After a while, to escape the media pressure, Marius decided to leave home and go abroad to study in Los Angeles. He enrolled at Santa Monica College, and began a career as a clothing designer… but his creations also caused a stir in Norway. ‘fuck off’ or ‘I’m a problem.’
The American adventure did not last long. Marius interrupted his studies, left the United States and moved to Milan to work with the German designer Philipp Plein. And, a few months later, in the spring of 2018, he started working at London Magazine He was listed as the style editor of Tempus magazine ‘Prince of Norway’.
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© GTresPursued by creditors
In December of that year, he left his job in London and returned to Norway and purchased a Single family home with his girlfriend Julianne Sneckestad in Tønsberg, although he would eventually be chased by creditors.
At the beginning of 2019, Marius found a new job as a sales agent for a nightlife app; And in May 2020, he shared news of another new job as a motorcycle mechanic. He loved motorcycles since childhood.
In March 2022, she broke up with Julian, and in the summer she met her new partner, Nora HawklandOne is famous for his participation the reality Television, who accused him of abuse.
That same year, in December, Marius returned to Skagum, but not to the palace of the princes. To protect her independence, Hakun and Mette-Marit kept her a house near their residence on the same estate.
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© GTresEverything ended in chaos
Of course they wanted to keep him around to be able to control him, though in the end it all ended up being a lack of control. For almost a year, Marius kept a low profile, but on August 26 last year, he found himself in the spotlight when he opted to go clubbing instead of attending his mother’s big 50th birthday party. what was happening
In September 2023, police had a ‘preventive conversation’ with Marius about activities that linked him to a man, according to She Hog Orr magazine. Oslo criminal gang and ‘notorious criminals’. At the end of that year he began his relationship with Rebecca Helberg Arntsen, and scandal continued to build throughout 2024.
As more details emerge, more serious charges will be brought against Mette-Merritt’s son, who after three arrests, Alleged assault and two more aggravated charges of assault, threatening, reckless conduct, breach of a restraining order, robbery, possession of drugs, driving without a license and rape by ex-partners, which carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison.
