Norway’s new king swears oath of allegiance with daughter at his side

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.

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…

King Haakon of Norway takes oath before parliament King Haakon VIII of Norway took an oath before parliament on Tuesday following the death of ‌his father, pledging to uphold the Nordic country's constitution and laws in the latest in a series of ceremonies marking the passing…