Following the death of Ari Behn whose funeral was on Friday 3rd January, 2020 His ex-wife Princess Martha Louise of Norway’s partner Shaman Durek Vurret took to Instagram to show support with a picture of a pink waterlily:
“Out of deep respect for Martha and Ari’s children, I will not comment on the passing of their father, not now nor later, other than to say I am so incredibly sad for their loss.” He captioned it with a single black heart emoji to his 152,000 followers.
Their relationship was confirmed in May 2019 almost three years after her divorce from Ari was finalised. She posted an emotional tribute to her former husband on her own Instagram account after his funeral on Friday, writing:
“Dear Ari, we should have been together during Christmas and celebrated. We would have been looking forward to all of us. And we are so infinitely sad and sad for the loss of just you, because you were the girls’ warm, funny, wise and good dad that they so dearly miss.”
Ari Behn died by suicide at age 47 on Christmas Day leaving his ex-wife and three beautiful daughters, Princes Maud Angelica, 16, who read a eulogy at the sevice and her siblings Princess Leah Isadora and Emma Tallulah, 14 and 11.The funeral took place at Oslo Cathedral and was attended by members of Norway’s royal family.
Also in attendance was King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Prince Daniel of Sweden and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.
