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The Order of Royal Succession After Queen Elizabeth II's Death
Princess Märtha Louise is taking a measurement backmost from her authoritative duties.
The 51-year-old, who is the lone girl of King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, announced the determination successful a video shared to Instagram connected Nov. 8. The improvement surrounding the princess' royal duties comes conscionable 5 months aft she announced her engagement to Shaman Durek Verrett.
"After a play of galore questions related to maine and my fiancé's role, I person decided that astatine the contiguous clip I volition nary longer execute authoritative duties for the Royal Household," she said successful the clip, translated per Life successful Norway. "I americium making this determination successful consultation with my parents, the King and Queen, successful bid to make bid astir the Royal House."
Shaman Durek, per his website, is simply a spiritual advisor and wellness guru. In caller years, Martha Louise—who was antecedently joined to late writer Ari Behn until their 2017 divorce—has besides shared she has completed spiritual teachings and describes herself arsenic a clairvoyant.
According to the Associated Press, the princess volition clasp her title, but the palace besides confirmed that she is relinquishing the relation of patron for the organizations she has served. Those organizations volition alternatively beryllium offered patronage from different members of the royal family.
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In their statement, the palace, per the outlet, besides said that the alteration successful duties for the princess and her fiancé would "clarify the favoritism betwixt their ain activities and the royal household." Moving forward, though her rubric is retained, she volition not usage the rubric oregon immoderate notation to royals successful societal media oregon commercialized activity.
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