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Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89
Harald was Europe’s oldest monarch. The popular king modernized the royal house but refused to follow in the footsteps of other aging monarchs who have abdicated in recent times. His son Haakon has now taken the throne.
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Who is Norway’s new King Haakon VIII?
Haakon becomes the king at a turbulent time for Norway’s monarchy.
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Mette-Marit, Norway’s embattled new queen
OSLO: Mette-Marit was 25, an unmarried single mother and a commoner when she met Norway’s then Crown Prince Haakon at the Quart music festival in her home city of Kristiansand in 1999.”I just looked at her. She was like a light,” Haakon – who became king on Friday (Aug 28) – wrote in his autobiography.
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Norway’s King Harald dies aged 89
The late king, who reigned for 35 years, broke with tradition by marrying a commoner and was widely loved by Norwegians.
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Norway’s King Harald dies at 89
King Harald, who has been Norway’s ceremonial head of state since 1991, has always insisted he will not abdicate, saying his oath as king was for life.
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