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Norway's new King Haakon VIIItakes oath in parliament

The new king swore to uphold the constitution in parliament in Oslo, the first major institutional step of his reign. Haakon VIII's wife Queen Mette-Marit had to skip the event in the aftermath of her lung transplant.

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Deutsche Welle1 Sept 2026, 12:23 pmUpdated 5h ago1 min readEuropeWorld
Norway's new King Haakon VIII takes oath in parliament

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The new king swore to uphold the constitution in parliament in Oslo, the first major institutional step of his reign. Haakon VIII's wife Queen Mette-Marit had to skip the event in the aftermath of her lung transplant.

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Source: Deutsche Welle. Published 1 Sept 2026, 12:23 pm.

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