Norway's King Haakon VIII to swear allegiance to constitution
The Manila Times
01 Sep
Philippines
Philippines
OSLO — Norway's new King Haakon VIII was due to swear an oath of allegiance to the country's constitution on Tuesday, though his wife was unable to attend because of complications from a recent lung transplant. Haakon, 53, who became king when his father King Harald V died on Friday morning aged 89, was scheduled to swear the oath in the parliament's main chamber at 1 p.m. (1100 GMT). The pa
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