Norway's new king takes oath as mourners pay respects to his late father
✓Norway's Haakon VIII has sworn an oath before parliament in Oslo in the first major step of his reign as King.
During Tuesday's ceremony, parliament also held a minute's silence for Haakon's father, the late King Harald V, who died on Friday.
Haakon's wife, Queen Mette-Marit, was absent from the formalities as she continues to recover from a lung transplant.
Following the ceremony, mourners began paying their respects at the late King's coffin, which is lying in state at the Royal Palace until 8 September.
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Norway's new King takes the first major step of his reign as his father, the late King Harald V, lies in state at the Royal Palace
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Norway's Haakon VIII has sworn an oath before parliament in Oslo in the first major step of his reign as King.
During Tuesday's ceremony, parliament also held a minute's silence for Haakon's father, the late King Harald V, who died on Friday.
Haakon's wife, Queen Mette-Marit, was absent from the formalities as she continues to recover from a lung transplant.
Following the ceremony, mourners began paying their respects at the late King's coffin, which is lying in state at the Royal Palace until 8 September.
More on this story: Norway's new king remembers 'my dear father' in first speech
Read the full story at The Guardian ↗ · BBC ↗
Norway's Haakon VIII has sworn an oath before parliament in Oslo in the first major step of his reign as King.
During Tuesday's ceremony, parliament also held a minute's silence for Haakon's father, the late King Harald V, who died on Friday.
Haakon's wife, Queen Mette-Marit, was absent from the formalities as she continues to recover from a lung transplant.
Following the ceremony, mourners began paying their respects at the late King's coffin, which is lying in state at the Royal Palace until 8 September.
More on this story: Norway's new king remembers 'my dear father' in first speech
Read the full story at The Guardian ↗ · BBC ↗
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- Norway's new King takes the first major step of his reign as his father, the late King Harald V, lies in state at the Royal Palace