Norwegian Princess Marta Luisa gives up her royal duties to focus on alternative medicine with her shaman fiancé

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Marta Luisa from Norway and her fiancé, self-proclaimed shaman Durek Verrett, at a recent event in Oslo.

Princess Martha Louise of Norway has resigned from her royal duties to focus on the alternative medicine business she runs with her fiancé, a self-proclaimed shaman.

Although she will keep her title, the fourth in line to the throne of the European country sets aside her official duties to “create a clearer dividing line” between her private and public role.

Her fiancé, Durek Verrett, has promoted unscientific medical practices, suggesting among other things that cancer is a choice.

Marta Luisa gave up her “patronage role” as she and Verrett seek to clearly separate their activities and those of the Royal House of Norway, the palace explained in a statement.

Norwegian Princess Marta Luisa gives up her royal duties to focus on alternative medicine with her shaman fiancé – BBC News Mundo