Royal wedding exclusive: Norwegian Princess Martha and Shaman Durek reveal the secrets to their love story

# From the article:

“However, the course of their true love has been far from smooth. 

From the moment Martha revealed in May 2019 that she was in a relationship with Durek, describing him as her “twin flame”, the couple have faced huge opposition and challenges – not only because he works as a ‘shaman’ (a spiritual healer) but also because of his ethnicity, and is set to become the first Black man to become a member of a European royal family.Facing criticismHowever, the course of their true love has been far from smooth. From
the moment Martha revealed in May 2019 that she was in a relationship with Durek, describing him as her “twin flame”, the couple have faced huge opposition and challenges – not only because he works as a ‘shaman’ (a spiritual healer) but also because of his ethnicity, and is set to become the first Black man to become a member of a European royal family.

“I know how it feels to face public criticism,” says Martha, who has suffered mockery and disapproval for her own spiritual work and beliefs – she relinquished royal duties in 2022 to focus on her alternative practices.

“Since I met Durek that criticism has doubled. I didn’t realise there were so many levels of racism before I met him, the micro-aggressions and perception that because he’s Black, he can’t be trusted. Some friendships have been lost along the way – but we’ve made new ones, too.”

Holding Martha’s hand firmly in his, Durek says: “At first, it hurt me. I had a meltdown, a breakdown. It seems propaganda is the biggest weapon now. My work continues to be misrepresented, and if something is repeated in the press, people believe it.”

“Martha and I have weathered many storms but now we feel we can do anything together – it’s made us stronger.” ”

As an OP I would like to add: Martha has been criticised for saying she talks with horses and angels and Durek wrote in a book that childhood cancer is caused by unhappiness. Martha was promoting it.