Son of Norwegian diplomats, who got $5M from Epstein, dies by suicide

The son of two senior Norwegian diplomats under investigation over their ties to Jeffrey Epstein has died by suicide — after files revealed his parents took him to the pedophile’s island when he was just 10 years old.

Edward Juul Rød-Larsen, 25, who had been bequeathed $5 million by the disgraced financier, was found dead in Oslo on Wednesday, the Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang reported Thursday.

His parents, Mona Juul and Terje Rød-Larsen, are both under investigation by Norwegian authorities after their alleged links to Epstein were uncovered in the files released by the Department of Justice.

In a statement released by the couple’s lawyers, they blamed the speculation about their financial ties to the dead pedophile as a contributing factor in their son’s suicide.

They called out “months of a public spotlight that has long since ceased to be critical, and has instead become suspicious, speculative and at times limitless,” Verdens Gang reported.

“A spotlight that has not only affected two parents, but has also drawn their children involuntarily into the relentless machinery of the public,” their statement continued.

The news comes just two days after Norwegian and French police announced a joint corruption investigation into the couple.

Juul was forced to resign as Norway’s ambassador to Jordan and Iraq in February as a result of the scandal, while her husband, a former president of the International Peace Institute, is also accused of gross corruption.

Rød-Larsen was pictured in the Epstein files holding up his phone, showing a social media page of a woman in a bikini.

The couple appears to have visited Epstein’s private island, Little Saint James, with their children in 2011, when Edward and his twin sister would have been around 10 years old.

Rød-Larsen later thanked Epstein for the invite, describing the island as “totally unique,” adding, “We all loved it!”

He added, “Mona sends a kiss,” in the email.

The DOJ’s files also indicate that the couple’s two children were bequeathed $10 million by Epstein after he died in 2019, while Terje was appointed executor of Epstein’s will in 2017 — although this was later revoked.

The diplomat power couple was part of the group that facilitated the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in the 1990s.

Both have denied committing any offenses.

The Epstein scandal has implicated power brokers in countries all over the world.

In February, it was revealed that Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit sent Epstein flirty, fawning emails in which she said he “tickled” her brain.

Mette-Marit has since expressed “deep regret” over her relationship with Epstein, acknowledging “poor judgment” on her part.