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Princess M\u00e4rtha Louise, daughter of King Harald of Norway is engaged to American boyfriend, shaman Durek Verrett, the royal palace announced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The 50-year-old princess, the fourth in line to the Norwegian throne, has been linked for nearly three years to 47-year-old Durek, known as the ‘Los Angeles-based’ healer and spiritual guide ‘, who also has a faithful follower of’ leadership in personal development \u201dnames like Gwyneth Paltrow, Nina Dobrev or James Van Der Beek.<\/p>\n
In an official statement, King Harald and his wife Queen Sonja announced their engagement, wishing the couple ‘the best for the future.’<\/p>\n
The princess was previously married to Ari Behn, whom she dated in 2002 and they have three children together Maud Angelica, 18, Leah Isadora, 16, and Emma Tallulah, 13.<\/p>\n
They split in 2016, but Ari killed himself on Christmas day in 2019.<\/p>\n
Norwegian media say that the princess, whose older brother Prince Haakon, is the heir to the throne, intends to settle in California with the girls.<\/p>\n
In an Instagram post, M\u00e4rtha Louise wrote: \u201cI am very happy to announce my engagement to Shaman Durek.<\/p>\n
“The one who makes my heart stop, who sees me with the highest potential, and with whom I can be weak.”<\/p>\n
In March the princess shared her first photo with the children and Shaman Durek.<\/p>\n
The mother of three poses with Durek in Los Angeles, where M\u00e4rtha Louise has spoken that she can settle with the family.<\/p>\n
Shaman also quickly shared a comment in the post, writing: \u201cI adore our family. “You dear are a force in life, the way you love children and nurture their minds and hearts to grow.”<\/p>\n
Earlier this year Durek revealed that he had asked King Harald of Norway for the hand of Princess M\u00e4rtha Louise for marriage.<\/p>\n
In an interview with the network Billed Bladet <\/strong><\/a>he said he does things the traditional way: \u201cI do things the old way, so I sat down with King Harald and Queen Sonja to ask for my daughter’s hand in marriage. “If they had said no, I would not have continued with this.”<\/p>\n