Norway’s new king takes oath as mourners pay respects to his late father

Norway’s Haakon VIII has sworn an oath before parliament in Oslo in the first major step of his reign as King.

During Tuesday’s ceremony, parliament also held a minute’s silence for Haakon’s father, the late King Harald V, who died on Friday.

Haakon’s wife, Queen Mette-Marit, was absent from the formalities as

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