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Sigh. Martha Louise has terminally poor judgment in others it seems.
Some of the comments are ripping him apart.
The very first word in his post was "I", which is pretty telling. And comparing this to Bridgerton which is, to put it mildly, fictional.
Come to think of it, he is pretty fictional as well. Cartoonish even. What he says sure belongs in the world of fiction.
Four billion males on this planet, at least half of whom are adults, and ML chose him of all of them.
He is not used to people challenging him, we must realize. He was after all a pharao in a previous life.
In fact I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he was Thomas Jefferson, among others, in a previous life. - You heard it here first...
How many previous lives has this man had ? A Pharaoh in ancient Egypt AND a warrior king in medieval Norway. He was certainly well-travelled! It’s funny how so many of those who claim to remember their previous lives were always leaders or monarchs of one sort or another. I suppose being a peasant would be far too dull!
Indeed.
And it's always some sort of dynasties or persons who are culturally or historically familiar.
I imagine someone in the Bureau for Reincarnations announcing: We have a vacant life as a Cambodian princess? Any takers? Come on! You'll live a life in luxury an Angkor Wat. - No one?!?
Too bad. Anyone wanna be Mata Hari? - Don't rush! You'll end up being executed, you know. Okay, form a line to the right and we'll draw lots.
I suppose if too many souls sign up for interesting lives like Napoleon, they will simply do reruns of past lives - at a discount. They are pretty service minded in the Spirit World, Durek tells me.
Durek is a remarkable man! Not only does he know about me and my phone number, he speaks brilliant Danish. His voice incidentally sounds a bit like one of my brothers-in-laws. We've often had a good laugh at that coincidence. ?
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But to be serious. It is beyond me how anyone can take a man like that serious. And even pay him good money, let alone believe in him. It's quite depressing and scary.
- Says I, who would of course never fall for such a conman. The mere thought is ludicrous.
Or would I...
Oh, I could have sworn it was Durak...
Anyway, I like the Daleks. Some of them even had little feet, I recall. But that was of course way back around 1980 when Dr. Who was really great.
Are you suggesting Durek is a Timelord? - That would explain quite a lot!
He would have problems camouflaging his mode of transportation though. There are hardly any phone booths left in Scandinavia today. The last in DK was taken down in 2017. I imagine it's the same in Norway.
But back to the topic. How has he avoided been sued to pieces in USA?
I mean he is offering treatment - for genuine illnesses - that at best has no effect whatsoever.
In Norway he may not be sued for exorbitant sums, but the authorities will be knocking hard on his door in a very short while. That I'm pretty sure of.
The Doctor, The Master, The Shaman...? Well. Assuming Verrett is a Time Lord, then we stop knocking poor ML, because everyone wants to go on the Doctor's adventures. (Again, both Harald and Sonja say he's "fun to be with".) I think we can basically assume this is how he appears to her eyes, anyway. (However he is certainly not as morally-burdened as the Doctor. So one of the less-altruistic Gallifreyans.)
How has he not been sued? I would guess because "the power of prayer" is so strong in the US, to the point where televangelists and faith healers have regularly prayed for people and made a nice chunk of change at the same time. It's not a standardized industry or a profession like medicine or anything else. Yes, fraud is fraud, but I can't think when one of them got in legal trouble that wasn't a sex scandal or not paying taxes. Faith and belief is hard to regulate.
Also, Verrett's already done time. He probably knows the ins and outs of how not to go back, if nothing else. (See the waivers he has people sign.)
It's official! I hearby officially dislike Shaman Durek.
I spent about 30 mins reading his responses to the "historic" photo at Princess Ingrid-Alexandra's 18th birthday party.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce_1W_UBZZj/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
It is clear that he is clueless and has a super abundance of delusions of grandeur.
He claims that Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark is "awesome" and entertains thoughts of being Prince Regent if Princess Martha Louise needed to reign as Queen. Oy veh!
My guess is, that as long as he doesn't practise him 'job' in Norway, he doesn't do anything illegal and can't be adressed by the authorities there.That waiver won't protect him in Norway. From a civilian lawsuit maybe. Even though I have my doubts. The legislation regarding the rights of costumers and clients overrules that waiver. The Norwegian "Forbrugerombudsmand" = Consumer-ombudsman will be nailing him to the floor, when they are done laughing.
And it sure won't protect him from an investigation for quackery by the authorities. On the contrary, I'd say!
Without knowing too much about the legislation, I'll say he can set himself up as alternative "behandler" = someone who treats people. (Not to be translated with doctor or healer.)
But that requires a license and he is obligated to follow certain procedures in regards to his treatment of illnesses that can or are diagnosed. - The second he says to a client: You don't need treatment, you can mentally cure yourself of cancer, he's toast.
The Norwegian medical profession hates his guts, they'll report him on the spot.
For me this was the most disturbing thing to read because it is not the thoughts of someone who is truly in love."I would most likely breakup with her I'd that happen. It's not for me at all."
We can all hope that's true, but sadly, I don't believe that one, either.
(If it's so "not for him", he would shut up about it all [without the NRF having to shut him up] and stop glorifying his trophy obj-- I mean, princess.)
For me this was the most disturbing thing to read because it is not the thoughts of someone who is truly in love.
Someone who truly loves someone would say something along the lines of "Although I would not want Martha Louise to be Queen, I would do my best to be very supportive to her in her role because I love her".Not "I would most likely break up with her"!
Is this a foreshadowment for when the going gets tough he will just "break up with her...?
For me this was the most disturbing thing to read because it is not the thoughts of someone who is truly in love.
Someone who truly loves someone would say something along the lines of "Although I would not want Martha Louise to be Queen, I would do my best to be very supportive to her in her role because I love her".Not "I would most likely break up with her"!
Is this a foreshadowment for when the going gets tough he will just "break up with her...?
"No I wouldn't be king. Do you not know how it works? Clearly not let me educate you love. I would become Prince regent. Martha is of Royal blood she would be Quuen and I could never be King which would trump her. Besides I would never want to be ither. I would most likely breakup with her I'd that happen. It's not for me at all."
Interesting, so Durek has indeed learnt some things about royalty... The husband of a female monarch cannot become King because then he would outrank her - well done, Durek! Only he would not become Prince Regent but Prince Consort... I guess some more studying is needed after all
You're quite right that they've never announced Harald has formally consented; I just thought since there also hasn't been any announcement of ML or her daughters losing succession rights, consent was implied.
But maybe they are trying to work out whether the constitution/Harald's authority does allow her daughters to remain in line or not if consent is withheld?
Maybe they won't bother announcing if he's consented or not until after they get married. Or not.
Princess Angela of Liechtenstein, Baroness Cécile de Massy, Countess Mary Von Habsburg of Austria would like a word with you...
The very first word in his post was "I", which is pretty telling.
Versus his sister, his choice of spouse is basically the only controversial thing Haakon's ever done, but for a crown prince, that's not nothing.
Or the part where ML only gets to be Queen by her father dying and something fairly drastic and awful happening to her brother, niece, and nephew?
Even the death or incapacitation of her niece and nephew alone - or both of them marrying without the permission of the monarch - would still grant Princess Märtha Louise high odds of succeeding as queen or regent, even if Crown Prince/King Haakon remained in perfect health. She and her brother are close in age, so it is not at all improbable that he might predecease her.
What a horrible scenario! Hopefully that doesn't happen. Considering these eventualities wouldn't it have been wiser for the King to rule out all of Märtha's rights to the throne?
It reminds me of the Luxes when young Louis became a father at just 18 and consequently the GD decided that those children would never be in the line of succession. Although it is a quite different case it shows that the reigning king can make such decisions.
She could retain her title but loose the right of succession on the throne.
Nevertheless it is interesting how, in contrast to his diligent work to provide clarity about the princess's future role in all other respects, the King hasn't been equally clear in communicating to the public that Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett are one tragic accident away from being their future Queen and Prince Consort.
I'm not entirely sure (if only Royal Norway were still here), but I think the reaction over his decision to pull his children out of the public school system did attain the same level as his sister's controversies. There were certainly politicians and education officials expressing displeasure publicly.
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The very first word in his post was "I", which is pretty telling."
"I" am not sure how his first sentence could have been constructed in any other way, though.
Märtha Louise has been listed as best dressed by the Norwegian KK magazine and is gracing the magazine's cover:
** instagram post ** kk article: Dette er årets best kledde kvinner **
Durek visiting a Norwegian school and showing his medallion. Getting in more trouble
https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/APrBKx...jong-paa-skole-forbrukertilsynet-vurderer-sak
https://www.bt.dk/royale/durek-verrett-i-ny-skandale-vurderes-af-forbrugertilsynet