Norway's King Harald V Dies; Haakon Becomes King
King Harald V of Norway has died at 89, triggering the automatic succession of his son Haakon as king, amid a period of renewed scrutiny over the royal family. The death also follows controversy surrounding Queen Mette-Marit’s past correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein, which has intensified public debate around the monarchy.
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Members of the Norwegian royal family are people related to King Haakon VIII who hold royal titles. The term does not include non-royal relatives. The current family who holds the throne are members of the House of Glücksburg who ascended to the Norwegian throne after the election of Prince Carl of Denmark as King of Norway during the dissolution of the Swedish-Norwegian union in 1905.
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