- Marius Borg Høiby has been granted temporary leave from custodial house arrest to attend the state funeral of King Harald V on 9 September.
- The 29-year-old son of Queen Mette-Marit is appealing against a four-year prison sentence following convictions for two counts of rape and 30 other charges.
- Prosecutors also permitted Høiby to participate in Monday evening's procession transferring the late monarch's remains to the palace chapel.
- King Harald V died at the age of 89 from complications related to hemolytic anemia, prompting a national period of mourning across Norway.
- The state funeral at Oslo Cathedral comes as the Norwegian royal household faces scrutiny over Queen Mette-Marit's past links to Jeffrey Epstein.
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