Haakon of Norway Recalls His Father and Aunt in His Most Intimate Speech: "Becoming King Overnight Is Not Exactly Easy"
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King Haakon gave his first dinner in parliament and gave a sentimental speech. Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra was visibly moved by it.
He has presided for the first time over the gala dinner offered each year to parliamentary representatives
King Haakon made the Storting representatives laugh. But behind the humor was also a defense of the monarchy, says rhetoric professor Jens Elmelund Kjeldsen.
For his first dinner in Parliament as king, Haakon VIII did not fail to mention his father, Harald V, who died in August. A speech tinted with humour but above all vibrant emotion, which went straight to the heart of Princess Ingrid Alexandra.
The marriage of Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit began in a down-to-earth, almost like a fairy tale. But even though the Norwegian royals are still smiling and waving, their image has got a crack. The greatest hope: daughter Ingrid Alexandra.
At the royal castle in Oslo there were moving scenes on Thursday evening. There the traditional Stortingsmiddag took place – the festive dinner for the members of the Norwegian parliament. The evening was arranged by King Haakon (53), who invited him to the occasion for the first time in his new role as monarch. He was accompanied by his mother Queen Sonja (89) and his daughter Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra (22). Initially the official event t…
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