Who pays for Marius' education and other expenses?

[dazzling]

I dont think just because Haakon is the Cp & Marius is living with him is that he would pay for it. If Marius goes to public school than its free but if he goes to private school than i really dont mind who pays for it but i would expect Marius's father to somewhat pay for something or give him an allowance at least

[Martha]

Jaime Peñafiel is an expert about European Royalty. He wrote that Mette Marit worked in a bar.

[norwegianne]

Originally Posted by Philippe Egalite'

Sure, Larzen. I agree with you that the whole discussion here is a moot (academic) issue, but I can understand the thread-initiator's point in that, in the USA,
a) a child's education, particularly at the tertiary level, may cost a fortune and
b) the public is not as accepting or approving of the concept of welfare society, as are the European citizens.

Btw, I have two quick off-topic questions. When did the child's father get married, before or after Marius's birth? What is Mette-Marit family's socioeconomic status?

Marius' father married Celine Maktabi (the daughter of Lebanese Businessman Mahmoud Maktabi) in 2004, ie. years after Marius' birth.

Without having an insight into the family's private economy, I'd say they were situated just about the same as other "normal" Norwegian families. Not overly rich, but not poor either.