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Inside Princess Martha Louise of Norway and Durek Verrett’s us-against-the-world love story

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The couple are due to marry in a royal wedding next week.

In just over a week’s time, Princess Martha Louise of Norway and her fiancé Durek Verrett will tie the knot in a spectacular ceremony in the bride’s home country, in a wedding exclusively covered by HELLO!

The couple confirmed their relationship, and business partnership, in May 2019, after meeting through a mutual friend in the year before. Their commercial ventures have included hosting seminars titled “The Princess and the Shaman”.

And in June 2022, Martha Louise and Durek announced their engagement.

Martha Louise and Durek make it official 

The princess, 52, went public with her romance in May 2019, three years after her divorce from her first husband Ari Behn, who sadly died seven months later, was finalised.

Taking to Instagram she shared a photo of herself and Durek, an American shaman, and wrote: “When you meet your twin flame, you know. I have been lucky enough to have met mine. @shamandurek has changed my life, like he does with so many.”

Detailing his qualities, she added: “He has made me realize that unconditional love actually exists here on this planet. He embraces all of me without question or fear. He makes me laugh more than anyone, has the most profound wisdom to share and all the bits in between from the diversity of his being. I feel so happy and blessed that he is my boyfriend. Thank you my love, for including me so generously into your family. I love you from this eternity to the next.”

Martha Louise was also quick to silence any negativity, adding: “And to those of you who feel the need to criticize: Hold your horses. It is not up to you to choose for me or to judge me. I don’t choose my man to satisfy any of you or the norms or boxes you have chosen in your mind for me to be in. I don’t thrive there, nor do I exist in your illusion about me. I choose from love. And that’s it. Shaman Durek is merely a man I love spending my time with and who fulfills me. So thank you for respecting my actions and my choice of partner. All I know at this moment is that we love each other and I am super happy. Have a wonderful, loving Sunday and Mother’s Day (for the USA).”

The couple’s engagement

 

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After three years of dating, Durek popped the question under an oak tree at a friend’s horse farm in San Juan Capistrano, California. “It was really beautiful, like a blessing from the horses,” Martha Louise told Town & Country.

“It was a perfect commemoration to our love for horses and our love for each other,” Durek added.

The shaman proposed with a pale green Brazilian emerald and diamond piece filled with symbolism – four pyramid diamonds to symbolise earth, air, fire, and water; three diamonds to represent the princess’ three daughters; and a Viking knot for eternal love.

Durek started designing the engagement ring less than two years into their relationship, and when the time felt right, he asked Martha Louise’s parents King Harald and Queen Sonja for their blessing.

“The queen asked me of my prospects and how I would be able to take care of her and the kids and so forth,” Durek told Town & Country. “There was a moment of silence. And I think that was the part that scared me the most. But they said yes.”

The Norwegian royal family tree

Martha Louise announced her engagement on Instagram in June 2022, showing off her exquisite ring.

“I am so happy to announce that I am engaged to Shaman Durek, the one who makes my heart skip, the one who sees me and acknowledges me from my highest potential, who makes me laugh and who I can be vulnerable with,” she wrote.

“Love transcends and makes us grow. And I am so happy to continue to grow with this beautiful man. Thank you to all my friends and family who have stood steadfast by our side and special thanks to @hegecfossum and @stargatemusic for your generosity and making our day truly special. [photo] @babak_golkar and @max_bouchard.”

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