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For the tenth consecutive year, Tara magazine presented the award for “Bravest Woman of the Year” last night. Princess Märtha Louise’s daughter (49), Maud Angelica Behn (17), was among the finalists and was nominated for the commemorative speech she gave in honor of her late father Ari Behn, during the funeral at Oslo Cathedral in January. .
The king: “That she did it”
“With television cameras and all of Norway’s attention focused on him in one of his most painful moments, the then 16-year-old chose in his self-written speech to address the importance of preventing suicide,” the jury wrote in a statement from press.
“She spoke directly to those who are also struggling with mental illness, straight from the heart of a grieving family member. She chose to express the pain in words, but also to convey hope. That there is help. That you don’t have to go as far as with the father. For the important speech and the opening, Maud Angélica has been praised in unison, “it was further stated in the press release.
– It means a lot
Last night it was announced that Märtha Louise’s daughter eloped with the victory of “Bravest Woman of the Year”. The award ceremony took place at Vestlia Resort in Geilo.
During the award ceremony, both Princess Märtha Louise and her boyfriend Durek Verrett (45) were present.
In a video shared on Tara’s Facebook profile, a clearly proud Maud Angelica is seen accompanying her mother to the stage to receive the award.
– It means a lot, a lot to me. It feels like I got something of value out of all the horrible things that happened, and I’m really happy that I can. It means a lot, he said in his thank you speech.
Got his last resting place
On stage, the 17-year-old is asked why it was important to her to give the speech. Then Maud Angelica replies that she was not allowed to say goodbye to her father.
– I wanted to tell him how happy I was with him and how grateful I was for him. I couldn’t tell him directly, so at least I thought I could say it after he left. She also wanted to use that pain and the special perspective to help someone else, Maud Angelica said.
Tributes to the daughter
After learning that Maud Angelica had won the award, the princess shared a post on Instagram where she pays tribute to her daughter.
“The bravest woman of the year 2020. I am very proud of you, friend. How you always think of others, even in your darkest moment. How you always lift everyone around you, see those who need a little more of attention and use your experiences in the valley of darkness to make others stronger, “writes Märtha Louise in the introduction, before continuing:
“Yes, you have saved lives with your speech. Thank you to everyone who voted for Maud and sees the great enlightenment our young people bring to older people. You are important and I am very happy that they see you and focus on the fact that everyone is brave in life.
Was present
In the comment section of the Instagram post, Durek Verrett has also written some well-chosen words about Maud Angelica.
“I am so glad to be there for Maud when she received the award for ‘Bravest Woman of the Year’. Because she really is, a very brave teenager. The love she gives is unlike anything, warm and genuine. She has touched so many lives, ”he writes, adding:
Especially in his beautiful speech on the occasion of the loss of the beloved Ari Behn. It made me cry since he wrote it and shared it with the family. I love seeing you honored by Norway. I am so proud of you”.
Tributes to the bride’s daughter
He also praises his girlfriend Märtha Louise for being a fantastic mother and notes that she and Ari Behn made a masterpiece and that they have raised the children well.
“Congratulations darling. A well deserved award. I love you,” he concludes.
On the Instagram story feature, Verrett has also shared a photo of Maud Angelia, who is proudly wearing the award.
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“Congratulations to my extra daughter for winning Norway’s bravest woman of the year award,” Verrett writes in the photo.
Dagbladet has contacted Princess Märtha Louise’s manager, Carina Scheele Carlsen, who claims that the princess has no further comments on the Instagram post, other than of course they are very happy that Maud Angelica won. the award.
– It was strong to hear it
Maud Angelica received enormous attention in connection with her speech at her father’s funeral in January. In February, she received this year’s Acute Psychiatry Award for her speech, and was honored for her outspokenness about mental illness and suicide.
In retrospect, the 17-year-old has stated that it was important for her to give the speech and was recently acclaimed by her grandfather, King Harald (83). In Harald Stanghelle’s new book, “The King Counts”, King Harald spoke about Ari Behn’s suicide, but also about Maud Angelica’s warm speech.
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He stood by his father’s stretcher during the funeral in a crowded Oslo cathedral. The king himself said that he had failed to deliver the grandson’s speech.
“It was strong to hear it. I hadn’t heard it before, but I knew she would. She had given the speech for a small circle by the gurney when she was in Ullevål hospital. book.
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“It was a strong speech. I was proud of her.” That she did it, “I thought. She hadn’t made it,” he continued.
Maud Angelica was 16 when she lost her father, even the king lost his mother when he was 17.
“I have thought about that,” said the king in the book, frankly saying that in a way he has returned after seeing a grandson speak in his father’s coffin.
“That is why I say I could not give that speech,” King Harald said of the grandson’s speech, which may have saved lives.
