For Princess Martha Louise and her 3 children, the 2020 vacation celebrations were marked by an awful turning point.
On Christmas Day, the Norwegian royal commemorated ex-husband Ari Behn, who passed away by suicide precisely one year prior at the age of 47. In a message shared to her Instagram, Princess Martha composed, “This year has actually been an extremely various holiday due to the fact that Ari, the precious daddy of my 3 ladies, is no longer amongst us. He selected to leave this [planet] in 2015 on this day.”
The royal stated that her ladies, Maud, 17, Leah, 15, and Emma, 12, required time to honor Ari and the tradition he left.
“We celebrated his life today, we cried over his loss and how much we miss him,” Princess Martha continued. “It has been a day of loving whatever is. LIFE hits us all. We can’t avoid it. We have to meet it.”
Princess Martha concluded her message with a demand to those sustaining a likewise tough year, composing, “Know you are loved. Know you are needed. Know you are worth the help you can get. Please ask for help. Please express how you are. You are loved.”
