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King Haakon VIII pledges an oath of allegiance to Norway’s constitution as his father lies in state

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King Haakon VIII has pledged an oath of allegiance to Norway's constitution in parliament. Haakon's pledge on Tuesday was an important symbolic step as he takes over at the helm of the Scandinavian country after his late father’s 35-year reign.

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    King Haakon VIII pledges an oath of allegiance to Norway’s constitution as his father lies in state (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    King Haakon VIII has pledged an oath of allegiance to Norway's constitution in parliament. Haakon's pledge on Tuesday was an important symbolic step as he takes over at the helm of the Scandinavian country after his late father’s 35-year reign.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Norway's King Haakon pledges an oath of allegiance to the constitution as his father lies in state (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Norway’s King Haakon VIII has pledged an oath of allegiance to the country’s constitution in parliament

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Norway's new King Haakon VIII takes oath in parliament (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The new king swore to uphold the constitution in parliament in Oslo, the first major institutional step of his reign. Haakon VIII's wife Queen Mette-Marit had to skip the event in the aftermath of her lung transplant.

  4. BBC News

    Norway's Haakon takes oath as mourners pay respects to late King (opens BBC News)

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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.

  5. The Guardian

    Norway’s new king swears oath of allegiance with daughter at his side (opens The Guardian)

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    Haakon VIII promises to uphold 1814 constitution but his queen misses ceremony because of post-surgery ‘complications’ King Haakon VIII swore an oath of allegiance before Norway’s parliament on Tuesday in the first major stage in the passing of the crown since the death of his father after 35 years …

  6. New York Post

    Norway’s King Haakon pledges oath of allegiance following father’s death (opens New York Post)

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    Haakon became Norway’s monarch when King Harald V died on Friday at age 89.

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