National Post (National Edition)

THREE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT ROYALTY

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1 IT'S NOT EASY BEING A PRINCESS

Princess Martha Louise of Norway is filming a reality TV documentar­y about the life of a royal. Set to debut in 2021, it will concentrat­e on her life with her American “spiritual guide” boyfriend, Shaman Durek, following the suicide of her ex-husband, Ari Behn. The 49-year-old daughter of King Harald and Queen Sonja said “it has been important to me that this is not a TV project that hunts for sensations.” In the show, titled Martha, she'll discuss her family life since Behn's death and how their three young daughters have coped. Princess Martha Louise is the older sister of Crown Prince Haakon, who is next in line for the throne.

2 KING MEETS DAUGHTER POST PATERNITY FIGHT

Belgium's former King Albert met with his daughter Delphine after she won a seven-year legal battle to prove he is her father, earning recognitio­n as a princess. The two met

Albert's wife, Queen Paola, last Sunday at their royal residence, the Belvedere castle in Brussels. The king, the queen and

Delphine, 52, said in a statement that “after the turmoil, the wounds and the suffering, comes the time for forgivenes­s, healing and reconcilia­tion. This is the path, patient and at times difficult, that we have decided to take resolutely together.” Albert, 86, had long contested Boel's claim but a DNA test was conclusive.

3 HARRY REALIZES HIS UNCONSCIOU­S BIAS

The Duke of Sussex has said his “upbringing and education” meant he had “no idea unconsciou­s bias existed” until he met his wife. It is the latest in a series of interventi­ons on race issues made by the Duke and Duchess since they moved to the U.S., including a call to end “structural racism” in the U.K. On unconsciou­s bias, the Duke said: “From my understand­ing, having the upbringing and the education that I had, I had no idea what it was, I had no idea it existed and, sad as it is to say, it took me many, many years to realize it.” He added “one of the most dangerous things” in society is people in power who are “not aware of your own bias.”

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