A royal love story is heading to Netflix...and this time, it does not involve Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is the subject of the streamer's new documentary, Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story. The feature documentary, premiering Sept. 16, follows the Norwegian Princess and Durek Verrett, a self-proclaimed spiritual guru, as they prepare for their wedding.
In a statement, Director Rebecca Chaiklin described the couple as "two completely unexpected, wild, and charismatic characters from totally different worlds, navigating a swirl of controversy and fighting for love." "It was a great fish-out-of-water story - and they were so funny," Chaiklin said. "So I just had to convince them (and the spirits) that I was “lit” enough to be the one to tell their story.”
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Before the Princess and shaman's love story heads to the small screen, here is everything to know about "rebel" royal Princess Märtha Louise.
Princess Märtha Louise is the daughter of Norway's King Harald V and Queen Sonja. The royal's father has reigned as monarch since January 1991.
Is Princess Märtha Louise of Norway in the line of succession?
The Princess is currently fourth in line to the Norwegian throne after her younger brother Crown Prince Haakon and his two children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus.
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While Princess Märtha Louise is the King and Queen's eldest child, her brother Haakon takes precedence over her because they were born before 1990. According to the Norwegian Royal House's website: "A constitutional amendment adopted in 1990 established the right of eldest born child to succeed to the Throne regardless of gender; however, as the amendment entered into force long after the Princess and Crown Prince were born, it was decided that males would continue to take precedence over females for children born prior to 1990."
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Does Princess Märtha Louise of Norway have kids?
The Norwegian royal has three daughters from her first marriage to author Ari Behn. She is a mom to Maud Angelica Behn, Leah Isadora Behn and Emma Tallulah Behn. On her and Verrett's first wedding anniversary, the Princess gushed that what she treasures most about her husband is "that you love my children as your own, and that you understand they come first—and love me even more for it."
The pair met in 2018 after a mutual friend, wellness entrepreneur Millana Snow, recommended they meet. "After giving me a healing session she [Snow] told me that the only time she'd felt such intense levels of energy was with Shaman Durek," the Princess recalled to HELLO! in 2024. "'You two have to meet,' she said. But it was a few months before Durek reached out to arrange it."
Verrett admitted to the magazine that when Millana told him that Märtha is a Princess, he was "scared." The shaman explained, "I'd been in relationships where people had made me responsible for their happiness, and because of that I decided to put my focus on God. I wanted my life to be about helping people through my work."
He continued, "But then a friend told me, 'What if she’s the person you've been waiting for?' So I invited Martha to lunch at my home in the Hollywood Hills. My assistant said I should wear a suit, but that's not me - I'm a ripped jeans, rock and roll t-shirts, kimonos, and cowboy boots kind of guy, so that's what I wore."
The royal remembered feeling like she was "greeting an old friend" when Verrett opened the door. "I know you already," she told him, to which he replied, "Yes, we were destined to meet before we were born."
Märtha confessed, "I internally rolled my eyes, thinking he was another LA dude. But when he did an energy reading for a close friend, he was spot-on and I knew then he was the real deal."
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When did Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Durek Verrett go public with their relationship?
The Princess went public with her and Verrett's relationship in 2019. During a 2021 appearance on Tamron Hall, Märtha revealed that they "chose to go out with our love on Instagram to own our story because my whole life has been in the press since I was zero years old and so I have been through a lot of times where the press have decided my story, instead of me choosing how I want to present it, and so that was actually really nice when we could actually choose that. Although it was a bit shocking, I think."
Verrett agreed. "I didn't have an idea of what it was gonna be like and then she said, 'Why don't we take some time? Let's keep our relationship secret,'" he recalled. "I was like 'I don't want to walk behind your bodyguards. I don't want to be a person who's always like on the sideline. I want to demonstrate our love to the world and show that love is possible.'"
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When did Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Durek Verrett get engaged?
After years of dating, the couple announced their engagement in June of 2022. The Princess shared the news on Instagram, writing: "I am so happy to announce that I am engaged to Shaman Durek, the one who makes my heart skip, the one who sees me and acknowledges me from my highest potential, who makes me laugh and who I can be vulnerable with. Love transcends and makes us grow. And I am so happy to continue to grow with this beautiful man."
When did Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Durek Verrett get married?
The Princess and shaman tied the knot on Aug. 31, 2024 at the Hotel Union Geiranger in Geiranger, Norway . The wedding was attended by Märtha's parents, younger brother, sister-in-law Crown Princess Mette-Marit, niece Princess Ingrid Alexandra, nephew Prince Sverre Magnus, her three daughters, as well as members of foreign royal families, including Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia.
Following the ceremony, Princess Märtha Louise told HELLO!, "Our love has triumphed against all odds and will last forever."
Verrett added, “Love transcends all things because love is the original energy that we all are on this planet. It triumphs everything.”
The Princess relinquished her official duties in November of 2022. In a statement at the time, the Royal House stated, "Princess Märtha Louise wishes to differentiate more clearly between her own activities and her relationship to the Royal House of Norway. The Princess has therefore decided, in consultation with His Majesty The King and other close family members, that she will not carry out official duties for the Royal House at the present time."
Does Princess Märtha Louise of Norway's husband have a title?
While Verrett is part of the royal family, the Royal House noted after the couple's engagement that "in accordance with tradition" he would "not have a title or represent the Royal House of Norway."
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