Who Is Haakon, Norway’s New King? NYT > Top Stories By: Lynsey Chutel 28 August 2026 at 12:31 Crown Prince Haakon, the only son of King Harald V, will become monarch, a largely ceremonial and symbolic role. © Lise Aserud/Agence France-Presse, via NTBCrown Prince Haakon of Norway in 2024. As heir to the throne, Haakon has spent a life carrying out royal duties, and increasingly took on a more central role as his father’s health deteriorated.
Harald V, Norway’s King as Tradition and Modernity Collided, Dies at 89 NYT > Top Stories By: Alan Cowell 28 August 2026 at 13:49 His 35-year reign opened an ancient monarchy to marriages with so-called commoners and to an incendiary association with Jeffrey Epstein. © Inge Gjellesvik/NTB, via Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesKing Harald V of Norway at his coronation in 1991.
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