The Princess And The Shaman: The Royal Romance Norway Doesn't Love

Martha Louise, the divorced 51-year-old daughter of Norway's king and queen, has rebuilt her life with Durek Verrett, a popular Hollywood spiritual guru. But the romance has not gone down well in...

A princess talks to angels and a self-proclaimed shaman who sells expensive healing medals: An unusual couple are madly in love but struggle to win hearts in Norway.

Martha Louise, a 51-year-old divorcee, daughter of the King and Queen of Norway, has reconstructed her life with Durek Verrett, a famous Hollywood spiritual guru.

The princess and the shaman of Doric, as he is known to his star followers such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Antonio Banderas, announced their engagement in June, with the blessing of King Harald.

But romance didn't go well in Norway because an African-American "sixth generation shaman" suggested cancer was an option in his book Spirit Hacking.

He also recommended performing exercises to remove "fingerprints" from a woman's vagina left by previous sexual partners.

And on his website, he's selling a medal — for $222 — he calls the "Spirit Optimizer" that he claims helped him beat Covid.

All this raised eyebrows in meaningless Norway.

“He is a charlatan, a charlatan and a fraud,

According to writer and humorist Dagvin Nordbow.

Racism?

A poll last month showed that 17 percent of Norwegians now have a lower opinion of the royal family, and nearly all of them cited the princess and the shaman as the reason.

The criticism comes amid controversy over the role of the monarchy in many European countries.

With many royal houses announcing steps to downsize and modernize.

Denmark and Sweden lowered their homes, and Britain is said to be thinking about the same under King Charles.

The Norwegian monarchy has long enjoyed wide support, in large part due to its pragmatic styles, with 85-year-old King Harald - who married a commoner -

Known for embracing the progressive values ​​of the country.

While Ferrett said he understands his beliefs may be worrying to some, he claims to be a victim of racism - echoing the complaints of fellow African-American Meghan Markle since she joined Britain's royal family.

In a video posted to Instagram on June 9, he said: "Whites are writing us all this hate and death threats and all this stuff for being together because...

They don't want to see a black man in the royal family."

Martha Louise said she was "really shocked" to see how he and blacks and people of color were treated.

Former Mayor of Oslo,

Fabian Stange, is one of the few who have spoken out in support of the couple.

“Selling medals for good health is an exaggeration,” he wrote on Facebook, referring to a famous Norwegian faith healer who died last year.

But it's strange that a lot of people who hated your role had nothing against the Snassa guy."

In 2022,

Shouldn't we be able to welcome Doric with open arms and invite him to a serious discussion about the line between science and hoax?

Recent polls have shown that more than half of Norwegians want Märtha Louise to give up the title of princess.

Several groups of healthcare professionals have also abandoned the princess as patron due to her fiancé's fondness for alternative medicine.

- Clash of culture

This is not the first time that Martha Louise has sparked controversy, and she is fourth in the line of succession after her younger brother, Crown Prince Haakon, and his two children.

A fan of alternative therapies, she claims to be able to talk to angels, a gift she shares -

And benefited from them - in books and training courses.

She lost 'Her Royal Highness' in 2002 when she withdrew from her royal duties to be a fortune teller, and in 2019 agreed not to use the title Princess in her business.

Her first husband, illustrious writer Ari Behn, with whom she has three daughters, also made waves.

He committed suicide in 2019, three years after their divorce.

This time around, the distractions shown by the princess and shaman Doric seem too much for the phlegmatic Norwegians.

“The royal family is supposed to be a unifying force.

The problem is that Martha Louise and Doric Verrett are the exact opposite: controversial and polarizing with suspicions about charlatans, said historian Trond Noreen Isaacsen.

“Most Norwegians despise the fact that you can make money from what they consider nonsense that comes with a seal of approval from a princess.”

According to celebrity magazines, King Harald, Martha Louise and Crown Prince Haakon have held "crisis meetings" to discuss whether the princess can keep her title.

So far the king has not said much about his future son-in-law, referring only to the "clash of culture".

Noreen Isaksen insisted that "something must be done".

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