Norway’s King Haakon VIII pledges an oath of allegiance to Norway’s constitution in a parliamentary ceremony, according to multiple outlets.
The occasion takes place as his father lies in state, placing the oath within a period of national mourning and formal state proceedings. The reporting aligns on the setting and substance of the pledge: Haakon makes the constitutional oath in Norway’s parliament.
Across the outlets provided, there is little variation in details beyond restating the same core elements—Haakon’s oath, the constitutional focus, the parliamentary venue, and the context of his father lying in state. None of the sources highlight competing interpretations or differing accounts of the event’s meaning.
