Clairvoyant princess to wed Paltrow’s spiritual guru
NO ONE can dispute that Meghan Markle has shaken up the Windsors. Now another American is to marry into a European royal family, and he’s an even more fascinating character.
Durek Verrett, a shaman known as Hollywood’s hottest guru, is engaged to Princess Martha Louise of Norway, the Queen’s second cousin once removed, who was once tipped as a bride for Prince Edward.
‘Love does not judge where you come from or who you are as a human being,’ the couple declare in a statement released by the Norwegian palace yesterday.
‘Love creates a bridge between people, cultures and religions. And we are happy to have found each other, across continents, ethnicity and social background.’
A spokesman for the Princess’s parents, King Harald and Queen Sonja, says: ‘His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Queen send their most heartfelt congratulations to Princess Martha Louise and Durek Verrett on the occasion of their engagement and wish them all the best for the future.’
The news will delight Verrett’s famous friends including Gwyneth Paltrow, for whom he acts as the personal spiritualist. The actress, 49, has already met the Princess, 50, and they bonded over their mutual love of alternative lifestyles.
While Paltrow’s Goop website gives out recipes for spirit truffles which aid extra-sensory perception, the Princess claims to have supernatural powers, including the ability to speak to angels.
She was introduced to the actress in 2019 when on holiday in the Hamptons in New York, and declared: ‘Meeting Gwyneth Paltrow was such a gift. [Her] wisdom, strength, clear vision and soft personality with a great sense of humour is so inspiring.’
Of the encounter, Los Angelesbased shaman Verrett said: ‘I’m so happy my loves have finally met.’
The Princess has three teenage daughters with her late ex-husband, Ari Behn. They married in 2002 but split in 2016. Tragically, he took his own life on Christmas Day in 2019.
Martha Louise has been dating Verrett, 47, since 2019. He is a selfstyled ‘global ambassador of love’ who boasts of contact with aliens.
No date has been set for the wedding and, apparently, the couple will continue to live on different continents.