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  "id": 3961392,
  "title": "PROFILE: Norway’s new King Haakon VII takes throne, faces royal scandals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/profile-norways-new-king-haakon-vii-takes-throne-faces-royal-scandals-3961392",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T12:40:16.000Z",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/profile-norways-new-king-haakon-vii-takes-throne-faces-royal-scandals/"
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  "summary": "King Haakon VII has ascended to the throne of Norway following the death of his father, King Harald V, who was 89 years old. According to MyJoyOnline Ghana, King Harald V passed away peacefully at 06:35 local time on Friday at the national hospital in Oslo. He had been taken to hospital the previous week for treatment for a rare blood condition.\n\nKing Harald V was Norway's first king born in Norway since the 14th Century and had been on the throne for 35 years. MyJoyOnline Ghana described him as a popular and reforming figure who modernised the monarchy, broke with tradition by marrying a commoner, and served as a unifying figure at Norway's most difficult moments, such as the 2011 bomb and gun attacks on Oslo and the island of Utøya.\n\nKing Haakon VII, who is 53 years old, automatically succeeded to the throne and will hold an extraordinary council of state with the government. The Norwegian monarch serves a largely symbolic role, with real power resting with an elected parliament. Global News reported that King Harald V was Europe's oldest monarch and had refused to abdicate, unlike other aging monarchs.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "European royals and global leaders pay tribute to Norway’s King Harald, remembered by King Charles as his ‘dear cousin’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/european-royals-and-global-leaders-pay-tribute-to-norways-king-harald",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:51:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "PROFILE: Norway’s new King Haakon VII takes throne, faces royal scandals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/profile-norways-new-king-haakon-vii-takes-throne-faces-royal-scandals",
        "published": "2026-08-28T12:20:16.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}