One thing is clear: it promises to be a grand celebrity event with royal allure!
In exactly one month, controversial Princess Märtha Louise and her shaman Durek Verrett will tie the knot. Although it won’t be an official royal wedding, the lovebirds are going all out. From performances by world-class artists to a specially developed wedding gin: this is what the wedding will look like.
Martha Louise and Durek
If there is one Euroyal who chooses her own path, it is the Norwegian princess Märtha Louise. The older sister of Crown Prince Haakon has been in a relationship with self-proclaimed ‘urban shaman’ Durek since 2019, who is associated with the necessary scandals. Think of fraud, cult-like practices and illegal parties for which he even ended up in prison for a year. Not the ideal son-in-law, then.
Yet Märtha Louise is madly in love with the shaman, whom she once called her spiritual ‘twin flame’. Next month, the time will finally come and the two will tie the knot. If you were wondering why the wedding took a while, it was simply because the ‘spirits’ did not want to cooperate. Oh well, it happens to the best of us.
Wedding
As we have come to expect from the princess and her partner, the big day will not look ordinary. Or should we say: big ‘days’, because the grand festivities will last no less than four days.
The wedding begins with a Meet and Greet party in the garden of a hotel in the middle of the bustling city center of Ålesund. Here, the guests can get to know each other in a relaxed way and get into the party mood. Afterwards, Märtha Louise and Durek take their guests on a three-hour boat trip in the Geirangerfjord, which takes them to the location where the ceremony and church service will take place the following day. A striking detail: the church service will reportedly be led by both a pastor and a spiritual guru.
It is not known who exactly is on the guest list. However, there are rumors that none other than Stevie Wonder and the Black Eyed Peas will perform at the wedding party.
Wedding gin
Sounds like everything is well taken care of of course. Still, the two wouldn’t be themselves if a few more scandals didn’t come to light just before the wedding.
The princess and her fiancé had the idea to have a special gin developed for their wedding. However, the production of the gin was quickly stopped, because what turned out? It might be in conflict with the ban on alcohol advertising. The label stated that the gin was made on the occasion of the wedding of Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett. The couple is a ‘brand’ in itself, and linking a brand to alcohol is not allowed at all. Oops!
Trouble with the mother-in-law
Although much remains unclear about the grand wedding of the princess and her shaman (including whether their wedding gin will be allowed to be served), one thing is clear: Durek’s mother, Verucka, will not be attending the wedding. Märtha Louise and her fiancé announced this week that they have issued a writ of execution to her. This is because she allegedly sold information about her son to the gossip magazine Se og Hør.
It is not yet known which guests will be present, and whether there will be many royal family members among them. In any case, it will be an interesting and colorful company, we estimate!
Source: NRK, VG, Se og Hør | Image: NL Image
