Because of their different ethnic backgrounds, Princess Märtha Louise and her partner, the healer Durek Verrett, even received death threats.
Los Angeles - The daughter of King Harald V (84) has been with the shaman Durek Verrett (47) since 2019.
Now the couple appeared together on an American show and spoke, among other things, of his love at a distance between Olso and Los Angeles.
They also reported violent hostility and even death threats that led Princess Märtha Louise (50) to almost break up with Durek. *
Princess Märtha Louise: Threatened because of her love for Durek Verrett
It was the first joint interview the couple has ever given.
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway * and Durek Verrett, who as a spiritual leader has a large number of celebrity fans such as Gwyneth Paltrow (49) and Nina Dobrev (32), accepted the invitation from presenter Tamron Hall (51) and spoke openly about their relationship.
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Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her partner, the healer Durek Verrett endured a lot of hostility.
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“It was like finding an old friend again,” reports the sister of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway * (48) about the first few seconds with the shaman of Norwegian, Indian and Haitian descent.
The two stated that their bond and long phone calls helped them survive the months of separation during the COVID-19 pandemic *.
Princess Märtha Louise: Out of desperation, she offered Durek the separation
There was harsh criticism and even death threats, the couple reports.
The public outcry was so great that Märtha Louise Durek said he should leave her if it was too much for him.
The couple were also accused of being responsible for the suicide of Märtha Louise's divorced husband Ari Behn * (47, † 2019), with whom she has three daughters.
Depression was to blame for the terrible death of the writer, who had long since blessed his ex-wife's new relationship.
There were three years between the divorce and his sad death.
The false accusations drove Märtha Louise into depression.
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Today the couple uses their love story to educate people about racism: "Many people didn't like stepping into Märtha Louise's life as a dark-skinned person, and also as a shaman, they didn't want us to be together," reveals Verrett, the Märtha in them did not leave dark hours alone. *
At the beginning of the year, the princess announced her plans to move to California with Maud Angelica * (18), Leah Isadora * (16) and Emma Tallulah * (13).
"We will definitely keep the house in Lommedalen," she added.
We can't leave beautiful Norway completely. ”*
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