Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, is the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson of Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the throne in the Norwegian royal family. He’s facing 38 charges, including the rape of four women, assaulting and threatening a girlfriend and damaging her flat, drug charges and other driving offences.

Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, broke down in tears as he began his testimony on Wednesday during his trial for rape and other charges. "It is difficult for me to speak in front of so many people,

On the second day of the trial in Oslo, Marius Borg Høiby testified for the first time. The son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit broke down in tears and largely blamed the media for his problems.

The son of the future queen of Norway, Marius Borg Høiby, has been arrested on charges of assault, threats, and violation of a restraining order. The young man has already had legal issues.

The worst scandal to engulf Norway’s royal family began with a routine police call-out to an apartment in a wealthy district of Oslo.