On August 31, 2024, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway married Shaman Durek Verrett in a star-studded ceremony overlooking a World Heritage Site-designated Norwegian Fjord. On Christmas Day, the Princess took to Instagram to share why she hadn't attended church with the rest of Norway's Royal Family amid rumors about her husband.
"To avoid any misunderstandings in the press: Unfortunately, we cannot attend church today," she wrote on Instagram. "Durek is in the hospital receiving dialysis, which he has to have 3 times a week, and today is one of those days. I am very ill, and cannot come because of that."
