Norway’s Princess Martha Louise will marry her American partner, self-styled shaman Durek Verrett, next summer, the couple has announced.
King Harald V congratulated the pair, saying he was happy to welcome Mr Verrett to his family.
The princess relinquished her royal duties last year to run the alternative medicine business she shares with her fiance.Mr Verrett is known for promoting unfounded medical practices.
He has suggested cancer is a choice and sold medallions online said to ward off Covid-19, while Princess Martha Louise has claimed she is able to communicate with angels.
They announced their engagement in June 2022 and received the king’s blessing.”We are excited to have Durek Verrett join the family and we look forward to celebrating the big day with them,” Norway’s king and queen said in a statement released on Wednesday.
“We wish Martha and Durek all the best.”
