Norway's Haakon takes oath as mourners pay respects to late King
Norway's Haakon takes oath as mourners pay respects to late King.
Norway's Haakon takes oath as mourners pay respects to late King.
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- During Tuesday's ceremony, parliament additionally held a minute's silence for Haakon's father, the late King Harald V.
- Norway's Haakon VIII has sworn an oath before parliament in Oslo in the first major step of his reign as King.
- Haakon's wife, Queen Mette-Marit, was absent from the formalities as she continues to recover from a lung transplant.
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- After the ceremony, mourners began paying their respects at the late King's coffin.
During Tuesday's ceremony, parliament additionally held a minute's silence for Haakon's father, the late King Harald V. This person died on Friday.
After the ceremony, mourners began paying their respects at the late King's coffin. It is lying in state at the Royal Palace until 8 September. You are now after Royalty.
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