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Norway’s new King Haakon VIII swears oath to the constitution

From Der Standard · () German

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

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  • Haakon VIII took the oath to Norway’s constitution in parliament in Oslo after succeeding his late father, Harald V.
  • Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra stood beside her father during the ceremony.
  • Queen Mette-Marit missed the event while doctors monitored complications following her lung transplant.

Norway’s new King Haakon VIII formally took the oath to the constitution in parliament in Oslo, completing a ceremony that follows the country’s change of monarch.

Haakon became king immediately after the death of his father, Harald V, on Friday. His daughter, the new Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, stood beside him during the oath.

The Queen had some complications after the operation, including today.

— Are HolmThe lung specialist explained why Queen Mette-Marit could not attend the constitutional oath ceremony.

The king’s wife, Queen Mette-Marit, did not attend. She received a new lung during the summer and was experiencing complications, according to Are Holm, a lung specialist at Oslo’s Rikshospitalet.

“The Queen had some complications after the operation, including today,” Holm said. “Therefore, the Queen must be observed and monitored during the day.”

Therefore, the Queen must be observed and monitored during the day.

— Are HolmHolm described the medical monitoring required after the queen’s lung transplant.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. 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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