Overview
- King Haakon VIII, who became king when his father died on August 28, took the constitutional oath before the Storting on September 1 to formalise his accession.
- The late King Harald V’s casket was moved to the palace chapel to lie in state, and the public can view it through September 8 ahead of the state funeral on September 9.
- Queen Mette-Marit joined the palace procession but did not attend the parliamentary oath because doctors said she has had complications after a June lung transplant and requires observation.
- Marius Borg Høiby, the queen’s son, was granted leave from house arrest to take part in palace ceremonies and is expected to be allowed to attend the funeral while he appeals a four-year sentence for two rape convictions.
- Polling shows support for the monarchy rising to about 72 percent, giving the new king short-term public backing even as questions linger over the queen’s past ties to Jeffrey Epstein and the family’s reputational strains.