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Norway's King Haakon VIII, the new face ofa monarchy beset by woe and scandal

Norway's King Haakon VIII automatically succeeded to the throne after his father, King Harald, passed away on Friday. He is the new face of a monarchy long praised for its modernity and modesty, but in recent years it has been beset by woe and scandal, including revelations about

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FRANCE 2428 Aug 2026, 07:51 amUpdated 1d ago1 min readEuropeWorld
Norway's King Haakon VIII, the new face of a monarchy beset by woe and scandal

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Norway's King Haakon VIII automatically succeeded to the throne after his father, King Harald, passed away on Friday. He is the new face of a monarchy long praised for its modernity and modesty, but in recent years it has been beset by woe and scandal, including revelations about the queen's friendship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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