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First regular cabinet meeting with new king includes update on crown princess’s oath

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Sources not specified Outcome reported
  • King Haakon chaired his first regular cabinet meeting as Norway’s head of state.
  • Universities and colleges across the country canceled classes, meetings and events during King Harald’s funeral.
  • Most institutions paused activity from noon and enabled students and staff to watch the funeral broadcast on campus.

King Haakon has held his first regular cabinet meeting as Norway’s head of state, according to the description of the report.

Universities and colleges across the country suspended teaching, meetings and events on Wednesday so students and staff could watch King Harald’s funeral. The measures followed government guidance, with most activity paused from noon.

Institutions were also allowed to arrange television screenings of the funeral on campus. Those canceling classes or making broadcasts available included NTNU, the universities of Agder, Stavanger, Oslo and Bergen, OsloMet, Nord University, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, and several university colleges.

Some institutions also postponed scheduled board meetings because of the funeral.

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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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