Pierre-Henry DeshayesAFP·1 Sep, 2026 06:19 PM4 mins to readHaakon became king when his father King Harald V died in the morning of August 28 aged 89. Photo / Lise Åserud, NTB, AFPHaakon became king when his father King Harald V died in the morning of August 28 aged 89. Photo / Lise Åserud, NTB, AFPNorway’s King Haakon VIII took an oath before Parliament on Tuesday, the first major institutional step of his reign, though his wife, still convalescing after a lung transplant, was unable to attend.
Dressed in a ceremonial uniform, the 53-year-old Haakon, who became king when his father King Harald V died
