--- title: "Norway's new king Haakon VIII succeeds his father King Harald V" description: "Most outlets reported the succession of Crown Prince Haakon as Norway's new king following the death of King Harald V. The News International provided background on Haakon’s early life and education, while The Express Tribune briefly noted the transition and Harald V’s recent hospitalization." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/5226-norway-s-new-king-to-be-known-as-haakon-viii site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Norway's new king Haakon VIII succeeds his father King Harald V world · latest filing 28 Aug 2026, 5:01 PM PKT · 28 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the succession of Crown Prince Haakon as Norway's new king following the death of King Harald V. The News International provided background on Haakon’s early life and education, while The Express Tribune briefly noted the transition and Harald V’s recent hospitalization. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **The Express Tribune** — [Norway's new king to be known as Haakon VIII](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2626268/norways-new-king-to-be-known-as-haakon-viii) · 28 Aug 2026, 5:01 PM PKT > Norway's King Harald V died early on Friday after more than 10 days in hospital and was succeeded by his son - **The News International** — [Who is Norway's new king Haakon VIII? What to know](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1413952-who-is-norways-new-king-haakon-viii-what-to-know) · 28 Aug 2026, 1:08 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Crown Prince Haakon became King of Norway following the death of his father, King Harald. Born Haakon Magnus, he attended state primary school, a private secondary school, and the Norwegian Navy. As a child and student, Haakon suffered from... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Norway enters new era under King Haakon VIII after period of mourning](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5446-norway-in-mourning-enters-a-new-era-under-king-haakon-viii) · 30 Aug 2026 · 4 outlets · 84% related - [New king takes oath in Norway](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5934-king-haakon-sworn-in-as-norway-s-new-monarch) · 2 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 2 developments · 84% related - [Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89 after hospitalization for blood condition](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5099-king-harald-norway-s-reform-minded-head-of-state-dies-at-89) · 30 Aug 2026 · 14 outlets · 3 developments · 74% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 28 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.