Princess Märtha Louise and her daughters ‘take the knee’

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has shared photographs online as she and her daughters ‘took the knee’ to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

The mother-of-three, 48, posted a self portrait on her Instagram page, as she took part in a ‘virtual protest’ while holding a sign reading: ‘I commit to learn, listen and take action.’

She went on to share three other images of her daughters  Maud Angelica, 17, Leah Isadora, 15, and Emma Tallulah, 13, performing the action and holding protest signs reading: ‘Black lives matter.’

Alongside the images, she wrote: ‘Although we can’t be at the protest in Oslo today because of the coronavirus,  we still support all of you risking your lives every day out in the world for change. 

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, 48, shared an Instagram post as she ‘took the knee’ and said she was ‘committed’ to listening, learning and taking action 

The royal went on to share several photographs of her daughters holding protest signs and kneeling to show their solidarity with those protesting the death of George Floyd (pictured, 17-year-old Maud)

The royal went on to share several photographs of her daughters holding protest signs and kneeling to show their solidarity with those protesting the death of George Floyd (pictured, 17-year-old Maud)

Meanwhile the royal also shared a picture of her 15-year-old daughter Leah performing the protest gesture while wearing a face mask and holding a sign reading: 'Black Lives Matter'

Meanwhile the royal also shared a picture of her 15-year-old daughter Leah (left) and 13-year-old Emma (right) performing the protest gesture while holding signs reading: 'Black Lives Matter'

Meanwhile the royal also shared a picture of her 15-year-old daughter Leah (left) and 13-year-old Emma (right) performing the protest gesture while holding signs reading: ‘Black Lives Matter’

‘And since everything has gone virtual these days, here is our protest: We fill our hearts with love and let it flow into the world so we may grow into individuals who can support our black brothers and sisters because we know that black lives matter.’

‘Enough is enough! We will listen and learn to become the best allies we can be. And WE WILL TAKE ACTION.’

In one picture, her eldest daughter Maud, 17, can be seen holding a tablet with a picture of George Floyd, whose death has sparked protests across the world.

Meanwhile she also shared pictures of Leah, 15, and Emma, 13, holding signs while kneeling in the ground. 

It comes days after Princess Märtha spoke about how being in a relationship with black man Durek Verrett, 45, has given her a 'crash course in white supremacy'

It comes days after Princess Märtha spoke about how being in a relationship with black man Durek Verrett, 45, has given her a ‘crash course in white supremacy’ 

It comes after the princess said that before she began dating self-described shaman Durek Verrett, 45, in May 2019, she did not realise how widespread racism is. 

What does it mean to ‘take the knee’?  

American football star Colin Kaepernick took to his knee during the National Anthem in 2016 in an effort to draw attention to racial injustice and police brutality in the country.

In 2016, Mr Kaepernick began making the gesture at the beginning of every game in an effort to cast a light on discrimination towards African Americans in the nation.

He told NFL Media at the time: ‘I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of colour. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.’

On Wednesday night, hundreds of Britons stepped outside their doorsteps to ‘take the knee’ and demand justice for the American police killing of George Floyd that is provoking increasing global anger. 

Families, children and emergency services across the country showed their support for the Black Lives Matter movement by standing outside their homes and places of work at 6pm in solidarity with protesters in the U.S.

The campaign, which was created by Stand up to Racism, comes as demonstrations continue to increase around the world after George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man, died after police officer Derek Chauvin put his knee on his neck in Minneapolis on May 25 for nine minutes.

The royal spoke out about how being in a relationship with a black man has given her a ‘crash course in white supremacy’ after witnessing how he is treated. 

She wrote in an Instagram post: ‘Being @shamandurek ‘s girlfriend has given me a crash course in how white supremacy is at play and the way I have consciously and subconsciously thought of and acted towards black people.

‘It is in the details (which I had no idea still existed).’

The princess added that since she and Verrett began dating, she noticed that many of her friends instantly distrusted him.  

‘It is in the way people shy away from Durek. How friends assume he lies about everything,’ she wrote.

‘That he is evil for being kind. The words muttered under their breath, making it perfectly clear to him that he does not have a natural place at the table. 

‘The press presents him as a liar, being violent and a threat to my family and myself, sharing scrupulously his X’s [ex’s] story without checking facts, because it supports the belief system already in place about him. THAT IS RACISM!’

The mother-of-three went on to say in the post to her 98,000 followers that she has taken her ‘rights for granted’ and never properly examined ‘what racism really is.’   

‘I am not proud of it, but I realize I need to grow into understanding this deeply rooted system to be able to be part of the dismantling of it,’ she wrote.

‘I, as a white person, need to grow, educate myself and become better and move from being against racism to being anti-racist.’

The post comes just days after the princess shared a lengthy emotional Instagram post about the death of black man George Floyd. 

He died after white police officer Derek Chauvin pinned him to the ground by kneeling on his neck last month. 

The killing has sparked a wave of successive nights of protests across the US, some of which have led to violent clashes with police. 

The princess said that before she began dating self-described shaman Durek Verrett, in May 2019, she did not realise how widespread racism is

The princess said that before she began dating self-described shaman Durek Verrett, in May 2019, she did not realise how widespread racism is

She wrote in an Instagram post: 'Being @shamandurek 's girlfriend has given me a crash course in how white supremacy is at play and the way I have consciously and subconsciously thought of and acted towards black people

She wrote in an Instagram post: ‘Being @shamandurek ‘s girlfriend has given me a crash course in how white supremacy is at play and the way I have consciously and subconsciously thought of and acted towards black people

There have also been similar demonstrations in the UK and other countries. 

Alongside an image of a protester, the Norwegian royal wrote: ‘It grieves me so deeply that we as a human race has not developed past killing each other, bringing someone else down, hurting each other because of our own insecurities….Stop this inhumanity #BlackLivesMatter’. 

She added: ‘Stop!!! It has been going on for too long; the killing of innocent men and women!

The post comes just four days after the princess shared a lengthy emotional Instagram post about the death of black man George Floyd

The post comes just four days after the princess shared a lengthy emotional Instagram post about the death of black man George Floyd 

The royal shared the post online and said that the 'killings of innocent men and women' had been 'going on for far too long'

The royal shared the post online and said that the ‘killings of innocent men and women’ had been ‘going on for far too long’

‘Who are these Monsters of Distorted Believes thinking they have the right to kill someone just because a different pigment of their skin?’

She continued: ‘When will we wake up to see that we are part of the same creation? That we are all the same? When will we wake up to see we trust and love each other, because that is what we are here on earth to do.

‘How many more men and women will die, get hurt, get bullied, get threatened, before anything changes?’



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