The funeral of King Harald V will take place on Wednesday, September 9, in Oslo, bringing together representatives of various European royal houses. Among the numerous encounters that protocol will require, there will be one especially delicate: that of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway with Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg.
This will be the first public contact between Mette-Marit and the Luxembourgish couple since comments she made about their wedding were revealed. The Norwegian princess is said to have sent messages to Jeffrey Epstein describing their wedding ceremony as "deadly boring".
The funeral event will thus bring to the fore an embarrassing situation for European royalty, which seeks to maintain an image of unity and cordiality at formal occasions like this. No declared enmity between the parties is known, but the discomfort caused by these revelations may mark the reunion.
