For King Harald of Norway, on the throne since 1991, the end of all endings has arrived. The monarch who once joked about his own death and kept his word to the very end has passed away after being admitted to the hospital on August 17th due to a blood disease. The pain over his loss is now followed by the proclamation of his only son as the new head of state: Crown Prince Haakon Magnus opens a new era as he becomes King Haakon VIII.
Just like his predecessors in an independent Norway, the new King comes to the throne in his fifties and with a long track record as regent. He has always presented himself as an empathetic and sensitive person…
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