She ‘speaks with angels’, he’s a reborn king – Norway’s royal marriage raises eyebrows

Norway’s Princess Martha Louise marries American self-declared shaman Durek Verrett, who claims she was his wife in a past life

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Norwegian Princess Martha Louise and Durek Verrett arrive at their wedding party at Hotel Union in Geiranger, western Norway, on August 31 after tying the knot. Photo: EPA-EFE

Published: 4:15am, 31 Aug 2024Updated: 3:12pm, 1 Sep 2024

Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise has married American self-proclaimed shaman Durek Verrett on August 31, a union of two alternative-therapy devotees that has raised eyebrows in Norway.

Martha Louise, a 52-year-old divorcee, claims to be a clairvoyant who can speak with angels, a gift she has shared – and profited from – in books and courses.

Verrett, 49 and from California, calls himself a “sixth-generation shaman” and sells pricey gold medallions that he says save lives.

“I’m very spiritual, it’s just so nice to be with a person who embraces it,” Martha Louise said on Instagram after the couple announced their engagement in June 2022.

Norway’s Princess Martha Louise and Durek Verrett stand inside the wedding tent on the day of their wedding, in Geiranger, Norway. Photo:NTB/Heiko Junge via Reuters

Princess Martha Louise of Norway and Durek Verrett show their rings as thy arrive at their wedding party at Hotel Unio in Geiranger. Photo: Heiko Junge/NTB/AFP

Groomsmen and bridesmaids after the wedding of Princess Martha Louise and Durek Verrett. Photo: EPA-EFE

The pair tied the knot at a hotel in the hills of Geiranger, a picturesque village on the shores of a fiord on Norway’s west coast. Social media influencers, reality stars and TV personalities were among the guests.