# 'So help me God': Norway's King Haakon VIII swears oath to constitution

https://mins.news/en/item/40198

- euronews, 2026-09-01 11:32 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/01/so-help-me-god-norways-king-haakon-viii-swears-oath-of-allegiance-to-constitution

> Haakon VIII became Norway’s monarch after King Harald V died on Friday at the age of 89. He has taken up the motto “All for Norway,” first associated with his great-grandfather, Haakon VII.

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