Even house arrest is dramatic for Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s Queen Mette-Marit. The 29-year-old, confined to a royal estate outside Oslo while appealing a four-year prison sentence for rape and other offenses, allegedly confronted a man who showed up at the Skaugum residence just after midnight on Friday, banging and kicking at the door. When Høiby opened the door, the man forced his way in and shoved him, Norwegian media reported, per People.
Høiby pushed the intruder back out and called police, who arrived within about 90 seconds, according to the report. Authorities confirmed an arrest near Høiby’s home, which reportedly lies outside the royal security perimeter, but shared no further details; the man was later released. Høiby’s lawyer called the incident “very serious” and “very unpleasant.” It came two days after a court overturned a lower court ruling in favor of Høiby’s release from custody, per Reuters. The stepson of King Haakon, granted special permission to attend his step-grandfather’s funeral in September, has been ordered to remain under house arrest and wear an ankle monitor ahead of his appeal court trial in February.