Norwegian royal husband battles media and kidney issues
The husband of Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise has released a statement detailing his serious health issues. Durek Verrett confessed that he lost a transplanted kidney, and complications worsened following media scrutiny by a tabloid.
Things aren't going well for the Norwegian royal family. Princess Mette-Marit will soon undergo heart surgery, and King Harald V is also experiencing increasingly poor health. The husband of Princess Märtha Louise is facing equally serious problems.
Durek Verrett stated in his announcement that he lost a kidney that his sister donated to him years ago. As a result, he has to visit the hospital three times a week for exhausting dialysis treatments.
I lost my kidney transplant several years ago. I now undergo dialysis three times a week just to stay alive. These attacks haven’t just hurt emotionally. They’ve made that fight harder, he confessed.
The aristocrat's beloved explained exactly what attacks he meant. Some time ago, the newspaper "Se og Hør" published his nude photograph, which he claims was stolen. Additionally, the magazine accused the 50-year-old of sexually assaulting his former manager, the Swede Joachim Boström.
I've been relentlessly targeted by Norwegian media, Se og Hør in particular, for the past six years. I’ve been portrayed in ways that have deeply harmed my health, my character, my reputation, my business, and the people I love, my family and friends, he declared.
The husband of Märtha Louise (they married in 2024) added that he "has never attacked anyone"; all accusations are unfounded and are a result of a "planned strategy" by the media, who "targeted him."
The Norwegian Press Ethics Commission agreed with him, indicating that the tabloid "Se og Hør" broke the rules of integrity twice — by publishing the intimate photo and presenting allegations without evidence.
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husband of Norwegian princess was on dialysis for 8 years
Durek Verrett has been struggling with health issues since childhood. He was prone to infections and had high blood pressure. He was diagnosed with kidney failure at age 28. He spent two months in the hospital, being in a coma.
Later, he was on dialysis for another 8 years. In 2012, his sister Angela donated her kidney to him, allowing him to return to normal functioning. If his current health condition permits, he will be placed on the list for a transplant from a deceased donor.
