Ayer, la princesa Marta Luisa de Noruega anunció que ya no ejercerá funciones oficiales en nombre de la Casa Real. Junto con su prometido Durek Verrett, Marta Luisa publicó un comunicado en Instagram. A continuación, los padres de Marta Luisa, los reyes de Noruega, ofrecieron una conferencia de prensa en Oslo.
Märtha Louise comenzó: “ Cada vez que una persona de la Familia Real se compromete, se crean tormentas mediáticas, y esta vez también. A partir de las discusiones de los últimos meses en los medios, mi prometido Durek Verrett y yo, junto con el Rey y la Reina, y el resto de la Familia Real, llegamos a algunos ajustes. Dejaré mis deberes oficiales como patrocinadora de varias organizaciones. Mi corazón está con las organizaciones y las maravillosas personas que he conocido al representarlas durante varias décadas, y el importante trabajo que realizan. Habrá otra persona de la Familia Real que continuará con mis patrocinios. Continuaré la separación entre mi título de Princesa y mi papel como empresaria, donde solo uso Märtha Louise en las redes sociales, producciones de medios y demás, y Durek está siguiendo su ejemplo. En primer lugar, me gustaría enfatizar que no ha habido discordia dentro de la Familia Real durante este proceso. Hemos aceptado las opiniones y puntos de vista de los demás de manera amistosa, con respeto y amor mutuo. "Quiero aclarar que, si en el futuro nos casamos, como hicieron mis tíos Erling Lorentzen y Johan Ferner y mi difunto marido Ari Behn, Durek no recibirá ningún título. Como es tradición, tampoco representará a la Casa Real, pero estará presente en las reuniones familiares y en algunos eventos deportivos ocasionales " .
Durek Verrett continued: “I have always wanted to support my fiancée Märtha Louise, and I want her to be happy. If her life has become difficult because of some of the things that I have done, then that was never my intention. The same goes for her parents, the King and Queen. I want them to be successful in the important roles that they have. I have, through the conversations with the family, learned a lot. I have gained a deeper understanding of the work of the Royal Family in Norway, and I respect their constitutional role. I know that some of the things I have said and done have been seen as controversial in Norway. Some have even argued that this has become a problem for the monarchy. I want to make it clear, that this was never my intention. I wish Märtha’s family well, and I want to do my part to support them in their roles. At the same time, it is important for me to maintain my own integrity and to be true to myself. I like everyone else have a right to autonomy, to determine what I believe in, and to speak up about it. I hope what Märtha and I and the Royal Family have agreed on will create the space necessary for this balance to work and to be more robust. I also want to clarify that I am for the school of medicine, and always have been, because I have seen several occasions in my life where I have been saved by the school of medicine, and I have great respect for the institution and for the people working in the healthcare system. I honor and respect them for what they do. However, I do believe that we should always use all available resources for health on our planet. Not instead of, but in addition to the healthcare system.“
Märtha Louise finished by saying: “I have a background from the healthcare system as a physiotherapist, and know the importance of scientifically proven healthcare. In addition to that, I think alternative medicine can be an important supplement to the school of medicine for many people. Acupuncture, yoga, meditations, crystals, and nature medicine can be a supplement in addition to the health system for better mental and physical health. And, it is, in the bridging of the two, like having acupuncture in maternity wards and hospitals, as many parts of the country have as an asset, or using horses as part of psychiatric treatment, like at Gaustad Hospital here in Oslo, that I want to continue like I have for the last twenty years. I hope these steps will lead to a calmer and more peaceful environment regarding my fiancé Durek Verrett and myself.“
Later in the day, King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway held a press conference to address their daughter’s decision. The king opened by noting: “We have followed the discussion that has taken place in the press and among the people regarding Princess Märtha Louise’s activities and mixing of tasks. We have now arrived at a solution which we hope and believe will give greater distance between the princess’s activities and those of the royal house. We believe this will create a greater distance and are happy about it. We have arrived at an agreed proposal that we are all satisfied with.“
The king said that his daughter withdrawing from royal duties was a loss to the Royal Family: “She is very good at it. And I know that those who have had close contact with her and for whom she has been a protector, they are very fond of her. So there are some who will be happy about this [decision], and some who will be disappointed.“
Queen Sonja further elaborated: “She has also enjoyed it very much herself. I think she enjoyed these tasks. So it is a shame that you have to give it up, and I think she’s sorry for that too.“
When asked if the princess stepping away from royal duties was a loss for her, the king and queen responded: “Yes, and for us.“
Queen Sonja spoke about Durek Verrett, the fiancé of Princess Märtha Louise: “Even if we disagree on certain things, we are happy with each other. And that is the most important thing. So I have the feeling that the family is now very close to each other in a new, nice way. We have gained a great understanding of each other. It is after all two cultures meeting. I have the feeling that Durek now understands more of what the monarchy and the royal house stand for in a country. At least, he says he has learned a lot. He is very nice and fun to be with.” King Harald added: “It is nice to see that Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett are doing well together. You can see that, and during this time we have had the opportunity to get to know him better. He is a great guy and very fun to be with. He has a lot of humour, and we laugh a lot, even in this difficult time. I think both we and he have gained a greater understanding of what this is about, and we agree that we disagree. So we don’t agree on everything. But we can live with our differences.“
King Harald humourously and kindly noted that it should not be surprising that Mr Verrett, as an US citizen, did not fully understand the importance of a constitutional monarchy and how it functions, as the system is foreign to Americans. The king stated: “The Americans do not understand the significance of this [the monarchy] here. They don’t. Americans have no idea what a monarchy is. So it’s no wonder he doesn’t understand.“
La pareja real abordó brevemente los problemas relacionados con el señor Verrett y cómo había llegado a comprender el efecto que esto tendría sobre la monarquía noruega y su papel si la princesa Märtha Louise continuaba con sus deberes reales al mismo tiempo que participaba en actividades comerciales junto al señor Verrett. “ Pensó que podía hacer lo que quisiera sin que nos afectara en absoluto ”, dijo el rey Harald. La reina Sonja continuó: “ Pero ahora ha comprendido que estamos juntos en esto. Que también debe tener en cuenta lo que defendemos ” .
Cuando se le preguntó al rey Harald y a la reina Sonia por qué se le permitió a Marta Luisa conservar el título de princesa, el rey respondió: “ Ella es nuestra hija y lo seguirá siendo. Por lo tanto, es la princesa Marta Luisa ” .
El texto en noruego de los comentarios del Rey y la Reina de Noruega se puede encontrar en este enlace:
Kong Harald de Durek Verrett: – Han trodde han kunne gjøre hva han ville
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