King Haakon VIII and Märtha Louise: Norway’s royal siblings

In the 1960s, when monarchies were governed by strict traditions, Harald of Norway changed the course of Scandinavian royal history when he married Sonja Haraldsen. Their wedding was a turning point for the House of Glücksburg and for European royalty as a whole. She was, after all, one of the first commoners to join a royal family, just like Fabiola of Belgium or Grace Kelly in Monaco. From that first “I do,” the Norwegian Royal Family has consistently stayed one step ahead of other monarchies.

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