Norway’s Princess Martha Louise steps down from royal duties

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Rumors that the 51-year-old Martha Louise may lose the title of princess and the right to the throne after the grandchildren of the Danish Queen Margrethe II appeared in early October. However, despite the assumptions, Martha Louise retained the title, but refused royal duties. Also, she and her fiancé, Hollywood shaman Durek Verrett, will not be able to use the royal title while doing their commercial projects. Today, the Norwegian Palace officially announced this.

Princess Martha Louise wants to separate her own activities from those of the palace. Therefore, the princess refuses her royal duties and will no longer represent the royal family. The king has decided that the princess will keep her title, but will not use it in her commercial projects with fiancé Durek Verrett, the official statement reads. “The King and Queen would like to thank Princess Martha Louise for the efforts she has made throughout her decades of service. She performed it with care, warmth and great purpose.

It’s no secret that the daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja Martha-Louise prefers an ordinary measured life to everyday life in the palace. Prior to her resignation, she was fourth in line to the throne. — after his brother Haakon and his children, 18-year-old Princess Ingrid Alexandra and 16-year-old Prince Sverre Magnus, — however, she never claimed it.

The engagement of Princess Martha Louise and her beloved shaman Durek after 4 years of romance became known on June 7. According to the couple, despite Durek’s unusual occupation, Martha Louise’s parents and relatives accepted him into the family and established a good relationship with him. We wrote about other monarchs who connected their lives with commoners in this material.