Royal News

Durek Verrett just married royalty - so why isn't he a prince?

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2nd September 2024
He just married a Norwegian princess, but he’s still Durek Verrett. Why isn’t he a royal prince following marriage? We’ll explain. In the modern Norwegian Royal Family, no man has married a royal princess and gained a title or carried out duties on behalf of the monarch. And given that King Harald, Crown Prince Haakon and Prince Sverre Magnus are the only three blood princes born in…
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Norway's king and queen won't appear in magazine photos of Princess Martha Louise's wedding

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25th August 2024
The King and Queen of Norway won’t be seen in the exclusive photos taken by a magazine of the wedding of their only daughter. Princess Martha Louise marries Durek Verrett on August 31st in Gerainger in Norway. Hello magazine and its sister publication, Hola, have sole rights to cover the wedding. The celebrations, which will last three days, will also be filmed for a documentary for…
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Norway

King Harald condemns racism towards future son-in-law Durek Verrett

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9th November 2022
King Harald has spoken out on the racism towards his future son-in-law, Durek Verrett, in a new statement, calling the abuse something the Norwegian Royal Family strongly opposes. As part of a longer statement officially ending Princess Märtha Louise’s royal duties—she will retain her title but will step back from responsibilities and relinquish her patronages—King Harald dedicated a…
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Norway

King Harald on his future son-in-law, Durek Verret: “This is a culture collision”

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31st August 2022
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway have until now been silent about controversial statements made by their future son-in-law, Durek Verrett. Among them is that he recovered from coronavirus with the help of a medallion. He sells the same medallion on his website for more than 200 US dollars. Now, King Harald and Queen Sonja have spoken about this for the first time. Speaking to the press…
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