--- title: "New king takes oath in Norway" description: "Most outlets reported that King Haakon VIII took his oath before parliament following the death of his father. The News International added context about the ceremony being part of a series marking the transition, while Minute Mirror focused briefly on the swearing-in and the name of the late king." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/5934-king-haakon-sworn-in-as-norway-s-new-monarch site: HarZaviya language: en --- # New king takes oath in Norway entertainment · latest filing 2 Sep 2026, 8:29 PM PKT · 1–2 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the swearing-in of King Haakon VIII before parliament, noting it followed the death of his father. The News International added context about the ceremony being part of a series marking the transition, while Minute Mirror provided a more concise version of the event. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 2 Sep 2026 — New king takes oath in Norway (1 outlet) - **BOL News** — [New king takes oath in Norway](https://www.bolnews.com/entertainment/royal-family/new-king-takes-oath-in-norway/) · 2 Sep 2026, 8:29 PM PKT > Haakon automatically became king the moment his father died. ### 1 Sep 2026 — New king takes oath in Norway (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported that King Haakon VIII took his oath before parliament following the death of his father. The News International added context about the ceremony being part of a series marking the transition, while Minute Mirror focused briefly on the swearing-in and the name of the late king. - **Minute Mirror** — [King Haakon sworn in as Norway’s new monarch](https://minutemirror.com.pk/king-haakon-sworn-in-as-norways-new-monarch-622911/) · 1 Sep 2026, 10:55 PM PKT > Norway's King Haakon VIII took his oath before parliament on Tuesday. The ceremony followed the death of his father, King Harald. - **The News International** — [New king takes oath in Norway](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1414479-king-haakon-viii-takes-oath-in-norway) · 1 Sep 2026, 7:28 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > King Haakon VIII of Norway took an oath before parliament on Tuesday following the death of ‌his father, pledging to uphold the Nordic country's constitution and laws in the latest in a series of ceremonies marking the passing of the crown.Haakon's father King Harald died on Friday at the age... ## 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 · 85% related - [Norway's new king Haakon VIII succeeds his father King Harald V](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5226-norway-s-new-king-to-be-known-as-haakon-viii) · 28 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 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 · 75% related 3 articles from 3 outlets, 1–2 Sep 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.