Princess apology over Epstein ties likely will 'deepen the crisis' for royal family

The royal experts have warned that Crown Princess of Norway Mette-Marit's apology over Epstein ties likely will "deepen the crisis" for the royal family.

Royal expert Amanda Matta has told the Fox News Digital this is actually Mette-Marit's second time apologizing for her relationship with Epstein, and “it will now be ten times harder to file this away as an incidental brush with a bad guy."’

Matta further said, "The newly released emails, more extensive than what the public previously understood, open many, many channels to question the Crown Princess's judgment. Why did she keep contact going? Why didn't she ‘understand more quickly’ what Epstein was, and that he was not the sort of person she would want to be publicly associated with?"

The royal expert further said we also have to investigate whether the palace’s previous framing was incomplete.

"They previously stated that MM's last contact with JE was in 2013, and we now see that it was actually 2014. The public now knows that they weren't told the whole truth the first time, and palace officials are painting this as a ‘mistake’ or ‘accident.’ But trust is being eroded in the process. Even if there was no wrongdoing, that will leave a bad taste in people's mouths."

Earlier, the crown princess released a statement after she was named in latest files.

She said, "Jeffrey Epstein is solely responsible for his actions. I must take responsibility for not having investigated Epstein’s background more thoroughly, and for not realizing sooner what kind of person he was.

"I deeply regret this, and it is a responsibility I must bear. I showed poor judgment and regret having had any contact with Epstein at all. It is simply embarrassing. I wish to express my deep sympathy and solidarity with the victims of the abuse committed by Jeffrey Epstein."