‘Written in the stars’: Norwegian princess and Californian shaman tie the knot, with Netflix in waiting

Unconventional marriage of Princess Martha Louise and Durek Vellet celebrated with three-day schedule of events and a documentary to follow

She is the clairvoyant daughter of one of Europe's longest-serving monarchs; he is a self-styled sixth-generation shaman from California. The wedding of Princess Martha Louise of Norway to Durek Verrett on Saturday on Saturday afternoon wasn't your conventional royal affair, but that didn't stop spectators lining the overcast streets of Geiranger in the hope of catching a glimpse of the bride.

The eldest daughter of Crown Prince Harald and Queen Sonja, 52-year-old Martha Louise is fourth in line to the Norwegian throne. She married Verrett, 49, in a traditional church of Norway ceremony attended by royals and celebrities at the four-star Hotel Union in a small village beneath the Geiranger fjord.