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OSLO.- The eldest daughter of the kings of Norway, the Princess Marta Luisa, gets married on Saturday in second marriage with a self-proclaimed “shaman”, The American Durek Verrett, a relationship that has always caused a stir in the Scandinavian country.
Marta Luisa, 52, says she has a kind of luck clairvoyance and? is able to communicate with angelsa gift that he has profited from by giving courses and writing books. His partner, 49 years old, introduces himself as a “sixth generation shaman” who sells, at a golden price, a supposedly savior medallion. “I am very spiritual, it is so good to be with someone who supports me,” the princess commented on Instagram in June 2022, a few days after announcing her engagement.
After five years of relationship, Marta Luisa and Durek Verrett will marry on Saturday in a hotel located in the upper area of Geiranger, a resort town in a fjord on the west coast of Norway, declared a UNESCO heritage site, although the festivities begin this Thursday. Some 380 guests, including Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her husband, Prince Daniel.
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This Monday it was announced that King Harald and Queen Sonja will attend their daughter’s wedding, along with Princes Haakon and Mette-Marit, who will be accompanied by their children, Princess Ingrid, second in line to the throne and future Queen, and Prince Sverre. Amid the investigation against them for allegations of violence filed by their ex-partners, Marius Borg Hoiby -Mette-Marit’s son from a previous relationship- was not included in the list of confirmed.
The following will also be present: Princess Astrid, 92 years old and the monarch’s sister. The royal family “looks forward to attending the wedding,” said a statement.
According to Billed Bladet, Ingrid from Norway, who is currently undergoing military training, requested permission to travel to Geiranger and attend his aunt’s wedding.
During their stay in Geiranger, 444 kilometres from Oslo, the representatives of the Norwegian monarchy will stay on the royal ship, a 80-metre-long, 1,628-tonne vessel that was built in England in 1937.
For Durek Verrett this will be the second time he marries Marta Luisa since, he says, He was already married to the princess in a previous life. The spiritual guide, whose followers include stars such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Antonio Banderas, also claims that he was a pharaoh in another life.
Some eccentricities that send shivers down the spine of the Scandinavian countryas well as the couple’s way of making money, with pseudoscientific theories and taking advantage of their membership in the royal family. To put an end to the confusion of roles, Marta Luisa had to resign from all her official duties in 2022However, she has been caught breaking her promise several times since then, such as when she put a bottle of gin up for sale on the occasion of the wedding, which explicitly alludes to her position as a princess.
“Since the agreement is not being respected, the time has come to to remove the title of princess from Marta Luisa, “before King Harald sees his life’s work ruined even further,” argued royal historian Trond Norén Isaksen in an article published in early July. The couple has also raised eyebrows in the Norwegian media by giving exclusive access to photos and a video of their wedding to the magazine ¡Hola! and Netflix.
In May 2019, Marta Luisa, an active TikToker and Instagrammer, made public on social media her romance with the celebrity spiritual guide and close friend of Gwyneth Paltrow. “I don’t choose my man to please anyone,” she declared, anticipating the criticism she knew she would receive. “When you find your soulmate, you know it. And I was lucky enough to find mine… It made me realize that unconditional love exists in this world,” she said. They had met in the European spring of that year through a friend who was convinced they were perfect for each other, but When their relationship became public, they began to receive criticism and even racist threats, they say.
Marta Luisa, mother of three daughters from her previous marriage to Norwegian writer Ari Behn – whom she divorced in 2016 – is fourth in line to the throne. Although he is two years younger than her, he will be her brother, the Prince Haakonwho will succeed King Harald on the throne, since when the sovereign’s children were born the rule of primogeniture regardless of sex did not yet apply.
The The extravagances of the couple Marta Luisa and the shaman undermine the popularity of the royal familyalthough it remains high. The Support for the monarchy among the country’s population rose from 81% in 2017 to 67% in 2023according to a recent survey by public broadcaster NRK. The royal family was recently embroiled in a scandal when Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s eldest son, Marius Borg Høiby, admitted to having assaulted his girlfriend while under the influence of alcohol and cocaine.
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As for Marta Luisa, it is above all the “shaman Durek” who is the subject of criticism, mainly for trials over his spiritual discourses and conspiracy theories. In one of his works, It implies that cancer is a choice and advocates exercises to erase the vaginal “footprint” of women who have slept with several people.He also claims that his medallion, the “Spirit Optimizer,” which sells for $222, helped him overcome Covid-19.
Despite saying that he understands that his positions may cause confusion, the American shaman considers himself a victim of racism. “I think (the reason why) people have a problem (with our relationship) and why white people write us all this hate and death threats for being together is because (…) They don’t want to see a black man in the royal family.“, he said.
King Harald, 87, has been forgiving, referring to a simple “culture shock”. The sovereign also had to fight to defend the position of his beloved Sonia, a commoner, in the royal family. Asked about his opinion of his future son-in-law, he replied: “He is a good boy, actually, and very funny,” he said one day. “We don’t agree on everything but we can live with our differences” he stressed.
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