# Norwegian Monarchy and Succession — 2026-08 archive

https://mins.news/en/topic/norway-monarchy-succession/2026-08

- 45 reports · 21 videos · 12 outlets
- Updated: 2026-08-31 17:34 UTC

## Earlier coverage

### 2026-08-31

- [Norwegian royals carry late King Harald V's coffin to chapel](https://mins.news/en/video/39109) — The Associated Press, 2026-08-31
### 2026-08-30

#### Tributes to Harald V and the new king’s speech

- [Norwegian royals attend church service for late King Harald V](https://mins.news/en/video/37814) — The Associated Press, 2026-08-30
- [Norway’s new king breaks silence after his father’s death](https://mins.news/en/item/37537) — France 24, 2026-08-30
- [Norway’s new king breaks silence after his father’s death](https://mins.news/en/video/37541) — France 24 English, 2026-08-30
### 2026-08-29

#### Haakon VIII's First National Address

- [Norway’s King Haakon pays tribute to ‘dear father’ Harald in first speech](https://mins.news/en/item/37149) — DW, 2026-08-29
- [Norway’s new king pays tribute to his late father as the country mourns](https://mins.news/en/item/37109) — Al Jazeera, 2026-08-29
- [Norway’s new king remembers ‘my dear father’ in first speech](https://mins.news/en/item/37074) — BBC News, 2026-08-29
#### Harald V's Death and National Mourning

- [Tens of thousands mourn King Harald V in Oslo as Norway enters a new royal era](https://mins.news/en/item/37011) — The Associated Press, 2026-08-29
- [King Harald’s coffin arrives at Oslo’s Royal Palace](https://mins.news/en/video/36685) — The Associated Press, 2026-08-29
- [Norwegians line Oslo streets as King Harald’s casket is taken to palace](https://mins.news/en/video/36651) — Reuters, 2026-08-29
- [Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon VIII begins a new era](https://mins.news/en/item/36544) — Al Jazeera, 2026-08-29
- [‘The whole country’s grandfather’: Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89](https://mins.news/en/item/36432) — Al Jazeera, 2026-08-29
### 2026-08-28

#### The King’s Death and Life Review

- [Norway’s 89-year-old King Harald dies after 35-year reign](https://mins.news/en/video/36079) — DW News, 2026-08-28
#### Mourning, Transfer of the Coffin and Gun Salutes

- [Norwegians mourn King Harald as Haakon VIII takes the throne](https://mins.news/en/video/36059) — Global News, 2026-08-28
- [Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon VIII ascends throne](https://mins.news/en/item/36026) — BBC News, 2026-08-28
- [LIVE: Coffin of Norway’s King Harald V moved from hospital to Royal Palace](https://mins.news/en/video/35935) — BBC News, 2026-08-28
#### Royal Scandal Casts Shadow Over the Succession

- [Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon prepares to take the throne](https://mins.news/en/item/35907) — France 24, 2026-08-28
- [Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon prepares to take the throne](https://mins.news/en/video/35913) — France 24 English, 2026-08-28
#### Haakon VIII’s Accession and Regnal Name

- [Norway’s King Haakon VIII arrives at palace after Harald dies](https://mins.news/en/video/35733) — Reuters, 2026-08-28
- [Norway’s new king adopts the name Haakon VIII](https://mins.news/en/item/35580) — TASS, 2026-08-28
- [Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon becomes King Haakon VIII after his father’s death](https://mins.news/en/item/35582) — The Associated Press, 2026-08-28
- [Who is Norway’s new King Haakon VIII?](https://mins.news/en/item/35558) — BBC News, 2026-08-28
#### The King’s Death and Life Review

- [Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89](https://mins.news/en/video/35496) — The Associated Press, 2026-08-28
- [Norway's King Harald V dies aged 89 as leaders pay tribute to a 'true European'](https://mins.news/en/video/35474) — euronews, 2026-08-28
- [Norway’s King Harald V, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, dies at 89](https://mins.news/en/video/35452) — Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-28
- [Looking back at King Harald V, who broke with tradition](https://mins.news/en/item/35421) — BBC News, 2026-08-28
#### Royal Scandal Casts Shadow Over the Succession

- [King Harald’s death puts focus on Norway’s future king](https://mins.news/en/item/35386) — France 24, 2026-08-28
- [King Harald’s death puts focus on Norway’s future king](https://mins.news/en/video/35394) — France 24 English, 2026-08-28
#### Haakon VIII’s Accession and Regnal Name

- [Norway’s King Harald V dies, succeeded by son](https://mins.news/en/item/35396) — Al Jazeera, 2026-08-28
- [What happens after Norway’s King Harald dies?](https://mins.news/en/video/35364) — Reuters, 2026-08-28
#### The King’s Death and Life Review

- [Norway's King Harald V dies aged 89](https://mins.news/en/video/35346) — BBC News, 2026-08-28
- [LIVE: Norway’s Royal Palace after King Harald’s death](https://mins.news/en/video/35329) — Reuters, 2026-08-28
#### Haakon VIII’s Accession and Regnal Name

- [Some facts about Norway’s royal transition](https://mins.news/en/item/35325) — Reuters, 2026-08-28
- [Who is Norway's new king?](https://mins.news/en/item/35326) — Reuters, 2026-08-28
#### Royal Scandal Casts Shadow Over the Succession

- [NEWSMAKER-Mette-Marit, Norway’s embattled new queen](https://mins.news/en/item/35321) — Reuters, 2026-08-28
- [Haakon, the reluctant prince who became Norway’s new king](https://mins.news/en/item/35319) — Reuters, 2026-08-28
#### The King’s Death and Life Review

- [Norway’s King Harald dies peacefully at 89; Crown Prince Haakon to succeed him](https://mins.news/en/item/35579) — Fox News, 2026-08-28
- [Reactions to the death of Norway’s King Harald](https://mins.news/en/item/35310) — Reuters, 2026-08-28
- [Norway awaits news on 89-year-old King Harald’s health](https://mins.news/en/item/35302) — Reuters, 2026-08-28
- [Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89; son becomes King Haakon VIII](https://mins.news/en/item/35298) — The Associated Press, 2026-08-28
- [Norway’s reform-minded King Harald V dies at 89](https://mins.news/en/item/35297) — Reuters, 2026-08-28
- [Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89, son becomes King Haakon VIII](https://mins.news/en/item/35272) — France 24, 2026-08-28
- [Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89](https://mins.news/en/item/35273) — TASS, 2026-08-28
- [Norway’s reform-minded King Harald dies at 89](https://mins.news/en/item/35270) — Reuters, 2026-08-28
#### Royal Scandal Casts Shadow Over the Succession

- [Norway’s King Harald dies amid stormy succession over crown princess’s Epstein links](https://mins.news/en/item/35271) — The Guardian, 2026-08-28
#### The King’s Death and Life Review

- [Norway's King Harald dies at 89](https://mins.news/en/item/35266) — DW, 2026-08-28
- [Norway's King Harald dies aged 89](https://mins.news/en/item/35262) — BBC News, 2026-08-28
### 2026-08-27

#### King's worsening condition and vigils outside the palace

- [LIVE: Hundreds gather as Norway’s King Harald in ‘very serious’ condition](https://mins.news/en/video/34547) — Reuters, 2026-08-27
- [Norway holds its breath as King Harald’s health deteriorates](https://mins.news/en/item/34442) — France 24, 2026-08-27
- [Norway holds its breath as King Harald’s health deteriorates](https://mins.news/en/video/34438) — France 24 English, 2026-08-27
### 2026-08-24

- [Health of Norway’s King Harald worsens, palace says](https://mins.news/en/item/30321) — BBC News, 2026-08-24
### 2026-08-23

- [Norway: King Harald's health has 'deteriorated,' palace says](https://mins.news/en/item/30065) — DW, 2026-08-23
- [Health of Norway's King Harald deteriorates in hospital, palace says](https://mins.news/en/item/29985) — Reuters, 2026-08-23

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