The Norwegian press has been informed about what they can and cannot cover when Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett get married next Saturday.
On the wedding day itself, arrangements are only made for the Norwegian press when the bride and groom come out after the wedding to greet the local population.
– We are critical of the very limited access the Norwegian media seems to get in connection with the wedding. The sale of exclusive rights means, among other things, that the Norwegian public will not be allowed to take part in the most public part of this entire event, namely the wedding. So we have no problems understanding that you also want to keep parts of a wedding event private, but register that the rights to the party have also been sold, says assistant general secretary Solveig Husøy of the Norwegian Editors’ Association in an email to NTB.
Hello: The royal couple is coming
On its website says Hello Magazine that the editors are pleased to announce that they will be covering every detail of the wedding exclusively in collaboration with sister magazine Hola!.
– In the magazine, on our website and in social media, they list.
According to the magazine, the bride’s parents King Harald and Queen Sonja will be present. Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Princess Ingrid and Prince Sverre will also be there, the weekly writes.
In that case, it means that the entire Norwegian royal house will be present at the wedding of the king’s daughter, number four in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne.
NTB has not yet received an answer from the Palace as to which of the members of the royal household will actually be present and when.
Breaking with royal tradition
In the email from communications manager Simon Eriksen Valvik for the wedding, he writes that the wedding party over three days is a private event.
– The guest list and details of the program and its content will therefore not be shared publicly with either the public or the press from our side.
– It is of course gratifying that so many people want to participate in the celebration. This great interest, however, places very high demands on capacity, security and logistics. We have therefore chosen to enter into an exclusive agreement on coverage of the wedding and the party with Hello Magazine, Valvik elaborates.
Husøy points out that it does not appear to be a particularly private event when both the wedding and party have been sold to a foreign magazine.
– Here, Märtha Louise breaks with a long and good tradition in the Norwegian royal family for cooperation with the media around major events. Among other things, it is common for media such as NRK and NTB to be able to assume a role as a pool and distribute images to everyone.
Enormous interest
Valvik says there has been overwhelming interest from both Norwegian and international media:
– Since the groom is American, we have also noticed a lot of attention from foreign media. In recent weeks, we have received inquiries from a three-digit number of newsrooms from home and abroad.
He emphasizes that other press are also allowed to participate in the celebration, both in public and private areas. However, this generally applies when the guests and the bride and groom arrive at various parties and the wedding itself.
– Here the press will be able to turn up to take pictures, film and in some cases get access to people to talk to, writes Valvik.
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2024-08-22 19:45:14
