Overview

• Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story premiered on Netflix on Sept. 19 and follows Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett through the lead-up to their 2024 wedding.
• Haakon said the film fails to clearly distinguish royal activities from the couple’s commercial project, declining to judge the documentary itself.
• The palace reiterated its call for a clearer separation and said this will be addressed in further conversations after requesting and receiving the deletion of a Haakon clip.
• A 2022 agreement set terms that neither Princess Märtha Louise nor Verrett would use her title or royal connections for commercial purposes, including media productions.
• In a joint TODAY.com interview, the couple defended their relationship and spiritual work, as the film revisits past controversies and the racist abuse Verrett has faced, which the King and Queen condemned in 2022.