The Crown Princess of Norway's step-brother was one of the first victims gunned down in the murder spree that left 86 dead at a youth summer camp.
Security man Trond Berntsen, the son of Princess Mette-Marit's late stepfather, was among the 86 people killed when Anders Behring Breivik opened fire at a youth camp.
An off-duty police officer, Mr Berntsen had been hired to provide private security to the island retreat, and was one of the first killed by the white-supremacist gunman, authorities revealed.
A death in the family: Security man Trond Berntsen, left, the step-brother of Norway's Princess Mette-Marit, right, was one of the first victims of right-wing terrorist Anders Breivik's murder spree
Norway's Crown Prince Haakon, centre, and Princess Mette Marit arrive to attend a memorial service at a church in Sundvollen near Utoya island yesterday
Princess Mette Marit talks with relatives of the victims of a rampage on Utoya island at the service
Friday's shootings on Utoya island, and a bomb attack at the government headquarters in Oslo, which killed at least seven, have left Norway shell-shocked.
A minute's silence was due to be held in the country and its closest neighbour, Sweden, at noon today (11am BST) in honour of those killed in the bombing and massacre.
More than 90 people were wounded in the attacks, and others remain missing at the scenes of each atrocity, together the worst attack on Norwegian soil since the Second World War.
Breivik will appear before a court today. The 32-year-old gunman has confessed he was behind the bombing in downtown Oslo and shooting massacre at a youth camp outside the capital, but denies criminal responsibility.
Right wing fanatic: Anders Behring Breivik has asked for an open court hearing so that he could explain the motives behind his atrocities
Breivik's lawyer Geir Lippestad told Norwegian broadcaster NRK that Breivik has requested to appear in a uniform during the hearing, but didn't know what kind.
Brievik had requested an open hearing for his first appearance so that he can explain his atrocities to the public, but prosecutors have asked that the court be closed to the public and media.
Prosecutors want Breivik detained for an initial eight weeks - normally this is in solitary confinement with no access to news, letters or visitors, except a lawyer.
His custody can be extended before his trial on terrorism charges.
Police have said a trial could be a year away. The maximum jail term in Norway is 21 years, although that can be extended if there is a risk of repeat offences.
'In theory he can be in jail for the rest of his life,' said professor of criminal law at the University of Oslo, Staale Eskeland.
The hearing, expected to start after 1pm (1200 BST), has generated a debate about freedom of expression, with many Norwegians opposed to allowing a man who has shaken the nation's psyche to expound his radical views.
More than 60,000 people have signed up to a Facebook page called Shut The Doors On Monday, calling on the court to deny Breivik the publicity he craves.
Another Facebook group called Boycott Anders Behring Breivik carried the message: 'He has planned this stage, to get propaganda. Do NOT let him get that freedom...Boycott all media describing the Norwegian terrorist and his beliefs.'
Police continue their investigations on the Utoya island in the Tyrifjorden lake in Norway
Poignant: Mourning roses cast by sympathizers float in the lake near the island of Utoya
Breivik's lawyer said his client had admitted to Friday's shootings at a Labour youth camp and an earlier bombing that killed seven people in Oslo's government district, but that he denies any criminal guilt.
'He has been politically active and found out himself that he did not succeed with usual political tools and so resorted to violence,' Mr Lippestad told TV2 news.
'I await a medical assessment of him,' he said.
The search for more victims in both Oslo and Utoya Island continues and police have not officially released the names of the dead.
But Norway's royal court said that those killed at the island retreat included Princess Mette-Marit's stepbrother, an off-duty police officer, who was working there as a security guard.
Massacre: Breivik, centre circled, stalks the shore of Utoya island, where he is said to have shot dead 85 youths during a summer camp. Also circled is one of his victims, before being killed
Mourners gather near to the massive field of flowers in front of the Oslo Cathedral in Oslo today. Breivik will appear before a court later
Victims: Tore Eikeland, 21, left, president of the Hordaland branch of the AUF, was among the dead. Right, Hanne Kristine Fridtun, 20, was last heard from at 6pm on Friday just before she swam out into the water
Jamil Rafal Yasin, 20, left, Tarald Mjelde, 18, right, both still missing from Utoya Island after gun massacre
The identities of some of the youngsters killed in the massacre are also beginning to emerge.
Among those who lost their lives during Breivik’s rampage was Tore Eikeland, 21, president of the Hordaland branch of the AUF.
Jens Stoltenberg, the Norwegian prime minister, described the youngster as 'one of our most talented youth politicians'.
Also thought to have been killed is 20-year-old Hanne Kristine Fridtun, who was last heard from at 6pm on Friday just before she swam out into the water with several others.
'We are 20 people hiding at the water’s edge. We are talking quietly so we are not heard,' she told NRK, the state broadcaster, on her mobile phone.
Weeping: Norway King Harald and Queen Sonja at weep for the vctims of Oslo Bombing and Utoeya Island shootings at a service in Oslo cathedral yesterday
Meanwhile, the estranged parents of Anders Behring Breivik were today under armed guard in France after confessing 'we haven't slept a wink since his arrest'.
Jens Breivik, 76, and his second wife, Wanda, 71, had been expected to travel to Norway from their home in south-west France, but have instead stayed put.
'We are not leaving at present,' said Mrs Breivik. 'Jens left for Spain on Sunday morning to get away from the media pressure.'
Despite being Anders's step-mother, Mrs Breivik has never met him, while Mr Breivik has not spoken to him in 16 years.
'We've spent terrible nights, not sleeping a wink since his arrest,' said a tearful Mrs Breivik, who was speaking by the high fence surrounding their villa in the village of Cournanel, in the foothill of the Pyrenees, near Carcassonne.
'I've not met Anders but I'm still traumatised. We both are,' said Mrs Breivik, who confirmed that her husband had now returned home.
Today armed police were both inside and outside the single-storey building, which has extensive grounds and a swimming pool.
Search: French police officers stand around the house of Jens Breivik, the father of Anders Behring Breivik, in Cournanel, southern France
Armed guard: Jens Breivik and his second wife, Wanda, confessed that they had 'not slept a wink' since the arrest of Anders Breivik
The attacks have rattled Norway, a small and wealthy country unused to political violence, and known internationally as a peace mediator, prominent foreign aid donor and as home of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Survivors of the camp shooting on the Utoya island described how a gunman dressed in a police uniform urged people to come closer and then opened fire, sending panicked youth fleeing into the water.
Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten reported that Breivik told investigators he had hoped to reach the island while former prime minister Harlem Brundtland was visiting the youth camp of Norway's left-leaning Labor Party, but got there after she had left.
Oslo police spokesman Henning Holtaas declined to comment on the report.
Tributes: Flowers and candles are seen on the shore in front of Utoeya island
Lake of death: A special submarine to search for bodies underwater is seen on the shore near Utoya island, north-west of Oslo
Yesterday thousands gathered at Oslo cathedral for a memorial service dedicated to those killed and injured in the attacks.
Throughout the 90-minute service most of those assembled outside the cathedral stood with their heads bowed in silence.
Others wept or held radios, listening to a live broadcast of the service. Inside Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja wept as the prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, told mourners they had witnessed a 'national tragedy'.
Oslo cathedral, just 90 seconds on foot from the area of the city still cordoned off after Friday's bomb, is famous as a place of refuge.
The service finished just after 12.30pm, with the congregation filing out to the silent crowd, to the peals of a church bell.
Prayer: A man prays near to flowers and candles in tribute to victims of the twin attacks before a memorial service at Oslo Cathedral. dailymail.co.uk
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