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

https://mins.news/en/video/40575

- euronews, 2026-09-01 15:28 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WKyqNYcEbk

> Norway’s King Haakon VIII has sworn an oath of allegiance to the constitution, saying, “So help me God.” He became monarch after King Harald V died on Friday aged 89. Haakon has adopted the motto “All for Norway,” inherited from his great-grandfather, Haakon VII.

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