# Queen Mette-Marit of Norway finds solace in weaving > Norwegian Queen Mette-Marit reveals weaving helps her cope after son's rape conviction and health struggles. - Title: Queen Mette-Marit of Norway finds solace in weaving | Shortify - Summary: Norwegian Queen Mette-Marit reveals weaving helps her cope after son's rape conviction and health struggles. Queen Mette-Marit of Norway says weaving… - Keywords: queen mette-marit, norway, weaving, royal duties, health battles, son's rape conviction, marius borg hoiby, house arrest, lung transplant, pulmonary fibrosis, royals, celebrity - Source: Dailymail — https://dailymail.com/news/royals/article-16223131/Queen-Mette-Marit-Norway-weaving-health-son-conviction.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss - Published: 2026-10-20T11:58:35+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: queen mette-marit, norway, weaving, royal duties, health battles, son's rape conviction, marius borg hoiby, house arrest, lung transplant, pulmonary fibrosis, royals, celebrity ## Queen Mette-Marit reveals weaving Queen Mette-Marit of Norway has candidly revealed how she has found solace in weaving following her son's rape conviction and ongoing health battles. > When I sit down at the loom, everything calms down. ## Weaving provides calm When I sit down at the loom, everything calms down. Time slows down, and it's impossible to rush. > When I sit down at the loom, everything calms down. ## Weaving offers time and space Weaving takes time but offers time and space for recharging. > Weaving takes time, but it offers us something precious in return: time and space. A place to recharge. ## Weaving represents national history Weaving represents our collective time and the history of Norway for thousands of years. > Weaving also represents our collective time, the history of our nation. ## Exhibition features royal textiles The Threads of Time exhibition at Dronning Sonja JunstStall museum in Oslo spans royal collections from 1899 to 1955. > The exhibition, which officially reopened to the public on October 15, features a number of artworks from royal collections that span the period between 1899 and 1955. ## Queen started weaving in 2020 Mette-Marit began weaving shortly before the pandemic started in 2020. > In 2024, Mette-Marit revealed to Norsk Husflid that she first began weaving shortly before the onset of the pandemic in 2020 ## Queen gifted tapestry to mother-in-law Mette-Marit gifted one of her tapestries to Queen Sonja of Norway. > In 2024, Mette-Marit revealed to Norsk Husflid that she first began weaving shortly before the onset of the pandemic in 2020 and has even gifted one of her tapestries to her mother-in-law, Queen Sonja of Norway. ## Queen stepped back from duties Mette-Marit stepped back from royal duties after a lung transplant. > Queen Mette-Marit of Norway has stepped back from royal duties earlier this year following a lung transplant. ## Queen's health condition Mette-Marit has suffered from chronic pulmonary fibrosis and has not been seen publicly since Princess Astrid's funeral on September 23. > The new queen has suffered for several years from chronic pulmonary fibrosis and has not been seen publicly since the funeral of Princess Astrid of Norway on September 23. ## Lung transplant details Mette-Marit received a lung transplant with no official plans to return to duties until next summer. > Mette-Marit's condition has deteriorated significantly over the past six months, and she was placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant earlier this summer. ## Son's rape conviction Marius Borg Hoiby is under house arrest pending appeal against a four-year sentence for two rape convictions. > Mette-Marit's son Marius Borg Hoiby is currently under house arrest pending his appeal against a four-year sentence for two rape convictions ## Son's legal history Hoiby was charged with sexually assaulting four women between 2018 and 2024 and was found guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend in June. > The 29-year-old had been charged with sexually assaulting four women who were asleep or otherwise unable to resist between 2018 and 2024. ## Son's trial details Hoiby's trial involved 40 charges including four alleged rapes, assaults, breaches of restraining orders, drug offences and driving violations. > Judge Jon Sverdrup Efjestad handed down the sentence after hearing evidence linked to 40 charges, including four alleged rapes, assaults, breaches of restraining orders, drug offences and driving violations. ## Son's drug addiction Hoiby's drug addiction spiralled in recent years, with over 800 messages and self-made videos of sexual encounters presented as evidence. > The court heard how Hoiby's drug addiction spiralled in recent years, while investigators presented more than 800 messages and a series of self-made videos of sexual encounters as evidence during the trial. ## Son's trial absence Hoiby did not attend the trial in person but joined proceedings via video link. > Høiby, who denied the most serious allegations, including rape, while admitting to some lesser offences, was not physically present in court for the verdict and instead joined proceedings via video link. ## Queen's ties to Epstein Mette-Marit faced scrutiny after Epstein Files revealed she stayed at Epstein's Palm Beach residence in 2013. > Mette-Marit faced intense scrutiny following the release of the Epstein Files, which revealed she stayed at paedophile Epstein's Palm Beach residence in 2013, after he was convicted of soliciting sex from girls as young as 14. ## Queen's health setbacks Mette-Marit missed her husband's swearing-in ceremony after transplant complications. > The royal, who has previously come under scrutiny for her ties to late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, also missed her husband's swearing-in ceremony in September after suffering 'complications' from the transplant. ## Key takeaway Queen Mette-Marit of Norway says weaving provides calm and time after her son's rape conviction and health battles.