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Norway's King Haakon honours 'dear father' Harald in first speech as sovereign
King Haakon VIII of Norway paid homage to his late father as "such a good dad" in his first address to the nation since becoming sovere
Summary
I am going to miss his laughter. Haakon automatically became king upon his father's death under Norway's constitutional monarchy. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, speaking to Reuters minutes before the broadcast of the speech, said Haakon shared many qualities with his father."This King has something from his father, which is the ability to create an atmosphere of togetherness," he said in an interview outside…
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- Haakon VIII3
- Harald V2
- Jonas Gahr Stoere
- Sonja.King Harald
- Ingrid Alexandra
- Martha Louise."I
- Sonja
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- Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Reuters
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- Norway3
- Oslo University Hospital
- Royal Palace
- Europe
- Oslo
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- norwegians
- sovereign
- grieving
- ascends
- crowned
- honours
- father
- mourns
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