Denmark’s King Frederik remembers Harald as a good uncle

Denmark’s King Frederik remembered Norway’s King Harald as “a good uncle” and an endearing man with a warm sense of humor.

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He was a good uncle for me.

Frederik made the comments during a conference in Copenhagen, his first public remarks on Harald’s death. He said Harald always appeared kind and good-humored, with the right comment at the right moment.

He also said he expected Haakon to become a good king and pledged to help him in every possible way.

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Harald was an endearing person.

Meanwhile, a poll conducted by Norstat for NRK found that 72% of Norwegians supported keeping the monarchy. Twenty percent preferred a republic or another form of government, while 8% said they did not know. Support had risen eight percentage points from May, when 64% backed the monarchy.

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He always appeared to have a warm and good humor and, as always, the right comment.

King Haakon was due to swear an oath to uphold Norway’s constitution before parliament. When a monarch dies, the first person in the line of succession takes the throne immediately, but the constitution still requires the new king to appear before parliament and formally make the pledge.

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I look forward to helping him in every possible way.