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A message from HIS ROYAL MAJESTY GENERAL KING CHARLES III following the demise of King Harald V of Norway.
Det er med den dypeste sorg at min hustru og jeg har mottatt budskapet om dødsfallet til min kjære fetter, Kong Harald V av Norge.
I trettifem år tjente Kong Harald sitt folk med urokkelig dedikasjon og ledet Norge gjennom tider med store endringer med varme og ydmykhet. Mens Norge sørger over tapet av en så ruvende skikkelse, slutter hele min familie seg til minnet om en høyt elsket slektning og venn, hvis vennlighet, medfølelse og dype pliktfølelse ga gjenklang på tvers av havet og gjennom tiårene.
Storbritannia og Norge deler særlig nære historiske og familiære bånd. Storbritannia var et av de første landene som anerkjente Norges uavhengighet og etablerte diplomatiske relasjoner i 1905. Disse spesielle forbindelsene ble ytterligere styrket gjennom de grufulle prøvelsene under den andre verdenskrig og bidro til å knytte våre to land enda tettere sammen.
Dronningen og jeg sender våre dypeste og inderlige kondolanser til Dronning Sonja og hele hennes familie, mens Storbritannia deler Norges sorg i denne tiden med et så hjerteskjærende tap.
- Charles R.
September 1, 2026, at 1:00 in the afternoon (Norway's time), His Majesty King Haakon VIII of Norway formally takes an Oath of Allegiance to Norway's Constitution before the Storting (Norwegian Parliament).
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The King is supported by his heir and eldest child, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, his second child, Prince Sverre Magnus, and his mother Queen Sonja. His wife, the new Queen consort, Mette-Marit, was unable to attend due to sudden health complications brought by her recent lung transplant.
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This Oath of Allegiance of the 53-year-old King Haakon VIII is particularly historic as this is the first time that the Queen Mother of Norway attended an Oath of Allegiance of the new King of Norway. In the past, Queen Maud was no longer present when her only child, King Olav V, ascended to the throne in 1957 as she passed away in 1938. King Harald's mother, Crown Princess Märtha, passed away in 1954, three years before King Olav ascended to the throne.
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This is also the first time that the Queen consort of Norway didn't attend the Oath of Allegiance of the King. And the first time that children of the monarch attended the Oath of Allegiance.
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The Oath of Allegiance of the King of Norway is a necessary step. It underlines the fact that Norway is a constitutional monarchy, in which the power and authority of the monarch is limited and regulated by the provisions in the Constitution.
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Just like the previous Kings of the modern independent Norway, King Haakon VIII said: “I promise and swear that I will govern the Kingdom of Norway in accordance with its Constitution and Laws; so help me God, the Almighty and Omniscient.”
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Upon ascending to the throne, King Haakon VIII adopted the motto that dates back to the reign of his namesake and great-grandfather, King Haakon VII: "All for Norway or Everything for Norway".
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King Haakon VIII is now the new Head of the Norwegian branch of the Royal House of Glücksburg.