The king’s daughter and her American fiancé celebrate their love in front of a picturesque backdrop. 350 guests are present – but the local media are left out of the wedding ceremony.
The Norwegian royal daughter Princess Märtha Louise (52) and the American shaman Durek Verrett (49) have married. The two exchanged vows at a wedding ceremony on the Geirangerfjord, which took place behind closed doors. This was confirmed by the press officer for the wedding in a short message to the NTB news agency and other Norwegian media.
After afternoon tea and cocktails in a nearby hotel, the big wedding celebration awaited the bride and groom and the 350 invited guests in the evening. Before the ceremony, numerous guests walked across a red carpet, some of them in traditional Norwegian costume.
Märtha Louise is the eldest child of the Norwegian King Harald V and his wife Queen Sonja (both 87). Heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon (51), is her younger brother – she herself is number four in line to the throne in the Scandinavian country. It is the princess’s second wedding: she was already married to the writer Ari Behn (1972-2019) from 2002 to 2017. She has three daughters from this marriage.
Wedding without local media
Verrett says he is a shaman in the sixth generation of his family. He wants to help people find their true strength in a spiritual way. Märtha Louise is also said to be very interested in spirituality and esotericism.
The relationship between the princess and the shaman, who is considered eccentric, had been the subject of repeated controversy, including in the run-up to the wedding, due in part to the couple’s business practices. Contrary to all conventions, the bride and groom awarded the exclusive image rights to the wedding ceremony and reception to the British celebrity magazine “Hello!” for an undisclosed sum.
A Netflix team is also said to have secured the film rights. The local media, however, were largely excluded from the most important moments of the wedding celebrations.
Source: Stern
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