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Harald V of Norway

Harald V (Norwegian: Harald den femte, Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈhɑ̂rːɑɫ dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə];[2] born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway. He succeeded to the throne on 17 January 1991.

Harald V
King Harald V in 2016
King of Norway
Reign17 January 1991 – present
Benediction23 June 1991[a]
PredecessorOlav V
Heir apparentCrown Prince Haakon
Prime ministers
Born (1937-02-21) 21 February 1937 (age 85)
Skaugum, Akershus, Norway
Spouse
(m. 1968)
Issue
Detail
HouseGlücksburg[1]
FatherOlav V of Norway
MotherPrincess Märtha of Sweden
ReligionChurch of Norway
Signature

Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the line of succession at the time of his birth, behind his father. In 1940, as a result of the German occupation during World War II, the royal family went into exile. Harald spent part of his childhood in Sweden and the United States. He returned to Norway in 1945, and subsequently studied for periods at the University of Oslo, the Norwegian Military Academy, and Balliol College, Oxford.

Following the death of his grandfather Haakon VII in 1957, Harald became crown prince as his father became king. A keen sportsman, he represented Norway in sailing at the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Olympic Games, and later became patron of World Sailing. Harald married Sonja Haraldsen in 1968, their relationship having initially been controversial due to her status as a commoner. They have two children, Märtha Louise and Haakon. Harald became king following his father's death in 1991, with Haakon becoming his heir apparent.

Early life and education

Birth

 
Prince Harald with his mother Crown Princess Märtha

Prince Harald was born at the Skaugum estate during the reign of his grandfather King Haakon VII and was baptised in the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace in Oslo on 31 March 1937 by Bishop Johan Lunde. His godparents were: his paternal grandparents King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway; his maternal grandparents Prince Carl and Princess Ingeborg of Sweden; King Leopold III of Belgium; Queen Mary and King George VI of the United Kingdom; and Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark. His parents already had two daughters, Princess Ragnhild and Princess Astrid.

At the time of Harald's birth, he was 2nd in line of succession to the Norwegian throne following his father, Crown Prince Olav.

Second World War

 
Prince Harald in 1943

In 1940 the entire royal family had to flee Oslo because of the German invasion. It was deemed safer for the family to split up. The King and Crown Prince Olav would remain in Norway and the Crown Princess was to make her way to Sweden with the three children. The latter party reached Sweden on the night of 10 April, but although Crown Princess Märtha was Swedish-born, they encountered problems at the border station. According to Princess Astrid and others who were present, they were admitted only after the driver threatened to ram the border gate. Another account does not describe the escape so dramatically.[3] However, when the King and Crown Prince inquired of Swedish foreign minister Christian Günther whether they could sleep one night in Sweden without being interned, their request was refused.[3]

Harald spent the following days in Sälen before moving to Prince Carl Bernadotte's home in Frötuna on 16 April. On 26 April the group moved to Drottningholm in Stockholm. King Gustaf V has been accounted to have had an amicable relationship with his Norwegian guests, but the topic of the war in Norway was not to be raised. However, influential Swedish politicians, including Minister of Justice Westman, wanted the Crown Princess and Prince Harald to be sent back to Norway so he could be proclaimed King by the Germans.[3][4] After the King and Crown Prince had to leave Norway on 7 June they felt Sweden might not be the best place for the rest of the family, and started planning for them to go to the United States. On 17 August the Crown Princess and her children left for the United States from Petsamo, Finland, aboard the United States Army transport ship American Legion.[3]

Harald, his mother, and his sisters lived in Washington, D.C. during the war,[5] while his father, Crown Prince Olav, and his grandfather, King Haakon, stayed in London with the Norwegian government-in-exile. One of the notable events he remembers from that time is standing behind Franklin D. Roosevelt when he was sworn in for his fourth term on the South Portico of the White House in 1945. Such childhood experiences are reflected in a trace of an American accent when he speaks English.[6] The Doris Kearns Goodwin book No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the Home Front in World War II contains a picture of the King (then Prince) playing with FDR's dog, Fala, on the North Lawn of the White House in 1944.

Harald visited Norwegian servicemen training in the United States. The prince also made visits outside America, travelling north to visit Norwegian personnel at the training base "Little Norway" in Ontario, Canada. He attended The White Hall Country School from 1943. Prince Harald returned to Norway with his family at the war's end in 1945.

Return

In the autumn of 1945 he was enrolled in third grade of Smestad skole as the first member of the royal family to attend a public (state) school. Amidst this when he was only 17 years old in 1954, his mother died of cancer. The Crown Princess's death was a tremendous loss for him and his family as well as for Norway,[7] and he named his daughter Märtha to honour her memory. Four years later in 1958 he would lose his maternal grandmother Princess Ingeborg of Denmark.

Crown Prince

 
Prince Harald as a student in the Cavalry Officers' Candidate School, Trandum

In 1955 he graduated from Oslo katedralskole and in the autumn of that year, Harald began studies at the University of Oslo. He later attended the Cavalry Officers' Candidate School at Trandum, followed by enrollment at the Norwegian Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1959. On 21 September 1957 at the death of his grandfather, Harald became crown prince at the age of 20 and he attended the Council of State for the first time six days later and took the oath to the Constitution of Norway on 21 February 1958. In the same year, he also served as regent in the King's absence for the first time.

 
Crown Prince Harald with Australian Prime Minister John Gorton in 1970.

In 1960, Harald entered Balliol College, Oxford where he studied history, economics and politics.[6] He was a keen rower during his student days at Oxford and was taught to row by fellow student and friend Nick Bevan, later a leading British school rowing coach. In 1960, he also made his first official journey abroad, visiting the United States in connection with the fiftieth anniversary of the American Scandinavian Foundation. An avid sailor,[8] Harald represented Norway in the yachting events of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 1964,[9] Mexico City in 1968,[6] and Munich in 1972. The Crown Prince carried the Norwegian flag at the opening parade of the 1964 Summer Olympics. Harald is an honorary president of the International Soling Association.

Marriage

Harald married Sonja Haraldsen at Oslo Domkirke in Oslo on 29 August 1968. The pair had dated for nine years, but Olav was reluctant to allow his son to marry a commoner. Olav only relented when Harald told his father that if he was not allowed to marry Sonja he would not marry at all. This would have ended the reign of his family and the Norwegian monarchy, as Harald was the sole heir to the throne. The couple have two children, Princess Märtha Louise and Crown Prince Haakon, heir apparent to the Norwegian throne.

Reign

On the death of his father on 17 January 1991, Harald succeeded to the Norwegian throne. He became the first Norwegian-born monarch since Olav IV died in 1387, a gap of 604 years. Harald is the sixth King of Norway to bear that name, and the first in 855 years. The five other kings who have borne the name are Harald Fairhair, Harald Greycloak, Harald Bluetooth, Harald Hardrada, and Harald Gille. Harald Bluetooth is usually not given a number in the Norwegian list of kings, therefore Harald is 'only' numbered as Harald V. King Harald made the decision to use his grandfather's royal motto, "Alt for Norge". The King also chose to continue the tradition of royal benediction, a tradition that had been introduced with his father, and was consecrated together with Queen Sonja in the Nidaros Cathedral on 23 June 1991.[10]

The reign of King Harald has been marked by modernization and reform for the Norwegian Royal family. The King has cooperated closely with Queen Sonja and the Crown Prince in making the royal household more open to the Norwegian public and the Norwegian media. King Harald's decision to accept two more commoners into the royal family, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Ari Behn, has been interpreted as a sign of modernization and adjustment.[11][12] Under King Harald and Queen Sonja's leadership, comprehensive renovation projects on the Bygdøy Royal Estate, the Royal Palace, the royal stables and Oscarshall have also taken place. The latter three have also been opened to the public and tourists.[13] Together with Queen Sonja, the king has also for decades attempted to establish a palace museum in Oslo.[14][15]

Constitutional role

 
King Harald, Laura Bush. George W. Bush, and Queen Sonja, 2005
 

While the Constitution vests the King with executive power, he is not politically responsible for exercising it. This is in accordance not only with provisions of the Constitution, but with conventions established since the definitive establishment of parliamentary rule in Norway in 1884. His acts are not valid without the countersignature of a member of the Council of State (cabinet)–usually the Prime Minister–and proceedings of the Council of State are signed by all of its members. Although he nominally has the power of veto, no Norwegian king has exercised it since the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905. Even then, the King's veto power is suspensive, not absolute as is the case with British monarchs. A royal veto can be overridden if the Storting passes the same bill following a general election.

While the Constitution nominally vests the King with the power to appoint the government, in practice the government must maintain the confidence of Parliament. The King appoints the leader of the parliamentary bloc with the majority as prime minister. When the parliamentary situation is unclear, the King relies on the advice of the President of Parliament and the sitting prime minister. Unlike some monarchs, Harald does not have the power to dissolve Parliament; the Constitution does not allow snap elections.

The King meets with the Council of State at the Royal Palace every Friday. He also has weekly meetings with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He receives foreign envoys, and formally opens parliament every October delivering a speech from the throne during each opening. He travels extensively throughout Norway and makes official state visits to other countries, as well as receiving and hosting guests.

Until 2012, the King of Norway was, according to the constitution, the formal head of the Church of Norway. The constitutional amendment of 21 May 2012 made the King no longer the formal head, but he is still required to be of the Evangelical Lutheran religion.

On 8 May 2018, the King's constitutional status as holy was dissolved, while leaving his sovereign immunity intact.[16]

Sporting role

In 1994, both the King and Crown Prince Haakon played roles during the opening ceremony of the Lillehammer Olympics. The King opened the games, while the Crown Prince lit the cauldron, paying tribute to both the King and his grandfather as Olympians. The King has also represented Norway at opening ceremonies of Olympic Games, among them Torino and Beijing. However, he wasn't present in Vancouver; the Crown Prince attended instead, with the King and Queen attending later in the games.

With his sailing crew he won World Championship bronze, silver and gold medals, in 1988, 1982 and 1987, respectively. In July 2005, the King and his crew aboard the royal sailboat Fram XV won the gold medal at the European Championships in Sweden. In the 2007 World Championship the King came in sixth place.[17]

Recent years

 
King Harald V in October 2021 at the opening of Sámi Parliament session of 2021–22

King Harald's leadership during Norwegian national crises, such as the New Year's Day Storm (1992), July 2011 massacre, 2020 Gjerdrum landslide, and with particularly COVID-19 pandemic (January 2020 to March 2022), which has been further damaged economy and met with both national and international acclaim.[citation needed][18][19][20][21]

In 2015, he became the world's first reigning monarch to visit Antarctica, specifically the Norwegian dependency Queen Maud Land.[22] In 2016, King Harald V competed with a team for the sailing World Championships on Lake Ontario, Toronto. The king came second in the classic fleet category.[23] He was dubbed "Sailor-King" by Canada's National Post as he slept on board his yacht Sira.[24]

In 2016 Harald, in a speech marking 25 years on the throne, sought to unify Norwegians coming from Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as "girls who love girls, boys who love boys and girls and boys who love each other."[25]

Since the start of the twenty-first century King Harald has been unable to perform his duties as sovereign due to ill health on a few occasions: from December 2003 to mid-April 2004 due to urinary bladder cancer, from April to early June 2005 due to aortic stenosis, and in 2020 he was in hospital for cardiac surgery (replacement of a heart valve). Crown Prince Haakon served as the country's regent on these occasions, including giving the King's Speech at the State opening of parliament in 2020.[26]

When the King and Queen turned 80 years old in 2017, the King decided to open the former royal stables to the public as a gift to his wife, the Queen. The new venue was named The Queen Sonja Art Stable and is the first institution owned by the royal family which is permanently open to the public.[27] King Harald was made Name of the Year by the newspaper VG in 2017.[28]

On 17 January 2021, King Harald celebrated 30 years on the throne of Norway.[29] On 11 September 2022, King Harald visited Denmark to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.[30]

Titles, styles, and arms

Titles

  • 21 February 1937 – 21 September 1957: His Royal Highness Prince Harald of Norway
  • 21 September 1957 – 17 January 1991: His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Norway
  • Since 17 January 1991: His Majesty The King

Arms

Honours and medals

The King is a four-star general, an admiral, and formally the Supreme Commander of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The infantry battalion His Majesty the King's Guard are considered the King's and the Royal Family's bodyguards. They guard the Royal residences, including the Royal Palace, the Crown Prince Residence at Skaugum, and the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus Castle.

National honours and medals

The King is Grand Master of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav and the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit.

Medal record
Sailing
World Championships
  1987 World Championship Sailing
  1982 World Championship Sailing
  1988 World Championship Sailing
European Championships
  2005 European Championship Sailing

     

       

       

       

       

Foreign honours

In the British Army, Harald V was the final Colonel-in-Chief of the Green Howards.[31] He is also an honorary Colonel in the British Royal Marines.[32] He is patron of the Anglo-Norse Society in London, formerly together with Queen Elizabeth II, his second cousin. Harald is in the line of succession to the British throne, because of his descent from King Edward VII of the United Kingdom. He is a Stranger Knight of the Garter, an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, and a Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain, as well as numerous other orders of chivalry.

Northern European countries

Other countries

The mark ° shows honours mentioned on his official website page about decorations


Miscellaneous honours

Harald V received an honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law from Oxford University in 2006 (as did his father, King Olav, in 1937, and his grandfather, King Haakon, in 1943).[44] The King also received honorary doctorates from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland in 1994,[45] the University of Strathclyde in Scotland in 1985, Waseda University in Japan in 2001, and Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, in 2015.[46] He is also an honorary fellow at Balliol College, Oxford.

Issue

Name Birth Marriage
Date Spouse Issue
Princess Märtha Louise 22 September 1971 24 May 2002 Ari Behn (divorced 2017)
Crown Prince Haakon Magnus 20 July 1973 25 August 2001 Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby

Notes

  1. ^ Coronation requirement discarded by constitutional amendment in 1908. Harald V swore the Royal Oath in the Storting on 21 January 1991 and received the benediction in the Nidaros Cathedral on 23 June 1991.

References

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External links

  • Appearances on C-SPAN
  • Official website of the Norwegian Royal Family: biography of the King
  • – Regularly updated news coverage of the Norwegian royal family (Aftenposten)
  • The Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav
  • (in Norwegian) – Accessed 18 March 2007
  • His Majesty The King's Life Guard (in Norwegian)
  • King Harald V of Norway at World Sailing  
  • Crown Prince Harald at Olympedia
Harald V
Born: 21 February 1937
Norwegian royalty
Preceded by Crown Prince of Norway
1957–1991
Succeeded by
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Norway
1991–present
Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Haakon

harald, norway, harald, norwegian, harald, femte, norwegian, pronunciation, ˈhɑ, rːɑɫ, dɛn, ˈfɛ, mtə, born, february, 1937, king, norway, succeeded, throne, january, 1991, harald, vking, harald, 2016king, norwayreign17, january, 1991, presentbenediction23, jun. Harald V Norwegian Harald den femte Norwegian pronunciation ˈhɑ rːɑɫ dɛn ˈfɛ mte 2 born 21 February 1937 is King of Norway He succeeded to the throne on 17 January 1991 Harald VKing Harald V in 2016King of NorwayReign17 January 1991 presentBenediction23 June 1991 a PredecessorOlav VHeir apparentCrown Prince HaakonPrime ministersSee list Gro Harlem BrundtlandThorbjorn JaglandKjell Magne BondevikJens StoltenbergErna Solberg Jonas Gahr StoreBorn 1937 02 21 21 February 1937 age 85 Skaugum Akershus NorwaySpouseSonja Haraldsen m 1968 wbr IssueDetailPrincess Martha Louise of NorwayHaakon Crown Prince of NorwayHouseGlucksburg 1 FatherOlav V of NorwayMotherPrincess Martha of SwedenReligionChurch of NorwaySignatureHarald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Martha of Sweden He was second in the line of succession at the time of his birth behind his father In 1940 as a result of the German occupation during World War II the royal family went into exile Harald spent part of his childhood in Sweden and the United States He returned to Norway in 1945 and subsequently studied for periods at the University of Oslo the Norwegian Military Academy and Balliol College Oxford Following the death of his grandfather Haakon VII in 1957 Harald became crown prince as his father became king A keen sportsman he represented Norway in sailing at the 1964 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games and later became patron of World Sailing Harald married Sonja Haraldsen in 1968 their relationship having initially been controversial due to her status as a commoner They have two children Martha Louise and Haakon Harald became king following his father s death in 1991 with Haakon becoming his heir apparent Contents 1 Early life and education 1 1 Birth 1 2 Second World War 1 3 Return 2 Crown Prince 2 1 Marriage 3 Reign 3 1 Constitutional role 3 2 Sporting role 3 3 Recent years 4 Titles styles and arms 4 1 Titles 4 2 Arms 5 Honours and medals 5 1 National honours and medals 5 2 Foreign honours 5 2 1 Northern European countries 5 2 2 Other countries 5 3 Miscellaneous honours 6 Issue 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksEarly life and education EditBirth Edit Prince Harald with his mother Crown Princess Martha Prince Harald was born at the Skaugum estate during the reign of his grandfather King Haakon VII and was baptised in the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace in Oslo on 31 March 1937 by Bishop Johan Lunde His godparents were his paternal grandparents King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway his maternal grandparents Prince Carl and Princess Ingeborg of Sweden King Leopold III of Belgium Queen Mary and King George VI of the United Kingdom and Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark His parents already had two daughters Princess Ragnhild and Princess Astrid At the time of Harald s birth he was 2nd in line of succession to the Norwegian throne following his father Crown Prince Olav Second World War Edit Prince Harald in 1943 In 1940 the entire royal family had to flee Oslo because of the German invasion It was deemed safer for the family to split up The King and Crown Prince Olav would remain in Norway and the Crown Princess was to make her way to Sweden with the three children The latter party reached Sweden on the night of 10 April but although Crown Princess Martha was Swedish born they encountered problems at the border station According to Princess Astrid and others who were present they were admitted only after the driver threatened to ram the border gate Another account does not describe the escape so dramatically 3 However when the King and Crown Prince inquired of Swedish foreign minister Christian Gunther whether they could sleep one night in Sweden without being interned their request was refused 3 Harald spent the following days in Salen before moving to Prince Carl Bernadotte s home in Frotuna on 16 April On 26 April the group moved to Drottningholm in Stockholm King Gustaf V has been accounted to have had an amicable relationship with his Norwegian guests but the topic of the war in Norway was not to be raised However influential Swedish politicians including Minister of Justice Westman wanted the Crown Princess and Prince Harald to be sent back to Norway so he could be proclaimed King by the Germans 3 4 After the King and Crown Prince had to leave Norway on 7 June they felt Sweden might not be the best place for the rest of the family and started planning for them to go to the United States On 17 August the Crown Princess and her children left for the United States from Petsamo Finland aboard the United States Army transport ship American Legion 3 Harald his mother and his sisters lived in Washington D C during the war 5 while his father Crown Prince Olav and his grandfather King Haakon stayed in London with the Norwegian government in exile One of the notable events he remembers from that time is standing behind Franklin D Roosevelt when he was sworn in for his fourth term on the South Portico of the White House in 1945 Such childhood experiences are reflected in a trace of an American accent when he speaks English 6 The Doris Kearns Goodwin book No Ordinary Time Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the Home Front in World War II contains a picture of the King then Prince playing with FDR s dog Fala on the North Lawn of the White House in 1944 Harald visited Norwegian servicemen training in the United States The prince also made visits outside America travelling north to visit Norwegian personnel at the training base Little Norway in Ontario Canada He attended The White Hall Country School from 1943 Prince Harald returned to Norway with his family at the war s end in 1945 Return Edit In the autumn of 1945 he was enrolled in third grade of Smestad skole as the first member of the royal family to attend a public state school Amidst this when he was only 17 years old in 1954 his mother died of cancer The Crown Princess s death was a tremendous loss for him and his family as well as for Norway 7 and he named his daughter Martha to honour her memory Four years later in 1958 he would lose his maternal grandmother Princess Ingeborg of Denmark Crown Prince Edit Prince Harald as a student in the Cavalry Officers Candidate School Trandum In 1955 he graduated from Oslo katedralskole and in the autumn of that year Harald began studies at the University of Oslo He later attended the Cavalry Officers Candidate School at Trandum followed by enrollment at the Norwegian Military Academy from which he graduated in 1959 On 21 September 1957 at the death of his grandfather Harald became crown prince at the age of 20 and he attended the Council of State for the first time six days later and took the oath to the Constitution of Norway on 21 February 1958 In the same year he also served as regent in the King s absence for the first time Crown Prince Harald with Australian Prime Minister John Gorton in 1970 In 1960 Harald entered Balliol College Oxford where he studied history economics and politics 6 He was a keen rower during his student days at Oxford and was taught to row by fellow student and friend Nick Bevan later a leading British school rowing coach In 1960 he also made his first official journey abroad visiting the United States in connection with the fiftieth anniversary of the American Scandinavian Foundation An avid sailor 8 Harald represented Norway in the yachting events of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 1964 9 Mexico City in 1968 6 and Munich in 1972 The Crown Prince carried the Norwegian flag at the opening parade of the 1964 Summer Olympics Harald is an honorary president of the International Soling Association Marriage Edit Harald married Sonja Haraldsen at Oslo Domkirke in Oslo on 29 August 1968 The pair had dated for nine years but Olav was reluctant to allow his son to marry a commoner Olav only relented when Harald told his father that if he was not allowed to marry Sonja he would not marry at all This would have ended the reign of his family and the Norwegian monarchy as Harald was the sole heir to the throne The couple have two children Princess Martha Louise and Crown Prince Haakon heir apparent to the Norwegian throne Reign EditOn the death of his father on 17 January 1991 Harald succeeded to the Norwegian throne He became the first Norwegian born monarch since Olav IV died in 1387 a gap of 604 years Harald is the sixth King of Norway to bear that name and the first in 855 years The five other kings who have borne the name are Harald Fairhair Harald Greycloak Harald Bluetooth Harald Hardrada and Harald Gille Harald Bluetooth is usually not given a number in the Norwegian list of kings therefore Harald is only numbered as Harald V King Harald made the decision to use his grandfather s royal motto Alt for Norge The King also chose to continue the tradition of royal benediction a tradition that had been introduced with his father and was consecrated together with Queen Sonja in the Nidaros Cathedral on 23 June 1991 10 The reign of King Harald has been marked by modernization and reform for the Norwegian Royal family The King has cooperated closely with Queen Sonja and the Crown Prince in making the royal household more open to the Norwegian public and the Norwegian media King Harald s decision to accept two more commoners into the royal family Crown Princess Mette Marit and Ari Behn has been interpreted as a sign of modernization and adjustment 11 12 Under King Harald and Queen Sonja s leadership comprehensive renovation projects on the Bygdoy Royal Estate the Royal Palace the royal stables and Oscarshall have also taken place The latter three have also been opened to the public and tourists 13 Together with Queen Sonja the king has also for decades attempted to establish a palace museum in Oslo 14 15 Constitutional role Edit Main article Monarchy of Norway King Harald Laura Bush George W Bush and Queen Sonja 2005 King Harald V with Mauricio Macri President of Argentina in Buenos Aires 2018 While the Constitution vests the King with executive power he is not politically responsible for exercising it This is in accordance not only with provisions of the Constitution but with conventions established since the definitive establishment of parliamentary rule in Norway in 1884 His acts are not valid without the countersignature of a member of the Council of State cabinet usually the Prime Minister and proceedings of the Council of State are signed by all of its members Although he nominally has the power of veto no Norwegian king has exercised it since the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905 Even then the King s veto power is suspensive not absolute as is the case with British monarchs A royal veto can be overridden if the Storting passes the same bill following a general election While the Constitution nominally vests the King with the power to appoint the government in practice the government must maintain the confidence of Parliament The King appoints the leader of the parliamentary bloc with the majority as prime minister When the parliamentary situation is unclear the King relies on the advice of the President of Parliament and the sitting prime minister Unlike some monarchs Harald does not have the power to dissolve Parliament the Constitution does not allow snap elections The King meets with the Council of State at the Royal Palace every Friday He also has weekly meetings with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs He receives foreign envoys and formally opens parliament every October delivering a speech from the throne during each opening He travels extensively throughout Norway and makes official state visits to other countries as well as receiving and hosting guests Until 2012 the King of Norway was according to the constitution the formal head of the Church of Norway The constitutional amendment of 21 May 2012 made the King no longer the formal head but he is still required to be of the Evangelical Lutheran religion On 8 May 2018 the King s constitutional status as holy was dissolved while leaving his sovereign immunity intact 16 Sporting role Edit In 1994 both the King and Crown Prince Haakon played roles during the opening ceremony of the Lillehammer Olympics The King opened the games while the Crown Prince lit the cauldron paying tribute to both the King and his grandfather as Olympians The King has also represented Norway at opening ceremonies of Olympic Games among them Torino and Beijing However he wasn t present in Vancouver the Crown Prince attended instead with the King and Queen attending later in the games With his sailing crew he won World Championship bronze silver and gold medals in 1988 1982 and 1987 respectively In July 2005 the King and his crew aboard the royal sailboat Fram XV won the gold medal at the European Championships in Sweden In the 2007 World Championship the King came in sixth place 17 Recent years Edit King Harald V in October 2021 at the opening of Sami Parliament session of 2021 22 King Harald s leadership during Norwegian national crises such as the New Year s Day Storm 1992 July 2011 massacre 2020 Gjerdrum landslide and with particularly COVID 19 pandemic January 2020 to March 2022 which has been further damaged economy and met with both national and international acclaim citation needed 18 19 20 21 In 2015 he became the world s first reigning monarch to visit Antarctica specifically the Norwegian dependency Queen Maud Land 22 In 2016 King Harald V competed with a team for the sailing World Championships on Lake Ontario Toronto The king came second in the classic fleet category 23 He was dubbed Sailor King by Canada s National Post as he slept on board his yacht Sira 24 In 2016 Harald in a speech marking 25 years on the throne sought to unify Norwegians coming from Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as girls who love girls boys who love boys and girls and boys who love each other 25 Since the start of the twenty first century King Harald has been unable to perform his duties as sovereign due to ill health on a few occasions from December 2003 to mid April 2004 due to urinary bladder cancer from April to early June 2005 due to aortic stenosis and in 2020 he was in hospital for cardiac surgery replacement of a heart valve Crown Prince Haakon served as the country s regent on these occasions including giving the King s Speech at the State opening of parliament in 2020 26 When the King and Queen turned 80 years old in 2017 the King decided to open the former royal stables to the public as a gift to his wife the Queen The new venue was named The Queen Sonja Art Stable and is the first institution owned by the royal family which is permanently open to the public 27 King Harald was made Name of the Year by the newspaper VG in 2017 28 On 17 January 2021 King Harald celebrated 30 years on the throne of Norway 29 On 11 September 2022 King Harald visited Denmark to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark 30 Titles styles and arms EditTitles Edit 21 February 1937 21 September 1957 His Royal Highness Prince Harald of Norway 21 September 1957 17 January 1991 His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Norway Since 17 January 1991 His Majesty The KingArms Edit Royal coat of arms Royal standard Royal monogramHonours and medals EditSee also List of honours of the Norwegian Royal Family by country The King is a four star general an admiral and formally the Supreme Commander of the Norwegian Armed Forces The infantry battalion His Majesty the King s Guard are considered the King s and the Royal Family s bodyguards They guard the Royal residences including the Royal Palace the Crown Prince Residence at Skaugum and the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus Castle National honours and medals Edit The King is Grand Master of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav and the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit Medal recordSailingWorld Championships 1987 World Championship Sailing 1982 World Championship Sailing 1988 World Championship SailingEuropean Championships 2005 European Championship Sailing Norway Grand Master of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav Grand Cross with collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav Norway Grand Master of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit Grand Cross Norway St Olav s medal Norway Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch Norway Royal House Centennial Medal Norway King Haakon VII Commemorative Medal 1 October 1957 Norway King Haakon VII 1905 1955 Jubilee Medal Norway Haakon VIIs Centenary Medal Norway Olav Vs Commemorative Medal of 30 January 1991 Norway Olav Vs Jubilee Medal Norway Olav Vs Centenary Medal Norway Defence Service Medal with three stars Norway Army National Service Medal with three stars Norway Krigsdeltakerforbundet Badge of Honour Norway Norwegian Red Cross Badge of Honour Norway Norwegian Reserve Officers Federal Badge of Honour Norway The Naval Society Medal of Merit in gold Norway Norwegian Shooting Society Badge of Honour Norway The Norwegian Confederation of Sports Centenary Medal Norway Norwegian Shooting Society Commemorative Medal in gold Norway Oslo Military Society Badge of Honour in Gold Foreign honours Edit In the British Army Harald V was the final Colonel in Chief of the Green Howards 31 He is also an honorary Colonel in the British Royal Marines 32 He is patron of the Anglo Norse Society in London formerly together with Queen Elizabeth II his second cousin Harald is in the line of succession to the British throne because of his descent from King Edward VII of the United Kingdom He is a Stranger Knight of the Garter an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order and a Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain as well as numerous other orders of chivalry Northern European countries Edit Iceland Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon Sweden Knight with Collar of the Order of the Seraphim Sweden Gustaf Vs 90th Anniversary Medal Sweden HM King Carl XVI Gustaf 50th Anniversary Medal Denmark Knight with Collar of the Order of the Elephant Denmark Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog Finland Commander Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland Estonia Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana Estonia Collar of the Order of the White Star Latvia Commander Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of the Three Stars Latvia Grand Cross of the Order of Viesturs Lithuania Grand Cross 1998 with Golden Chain 2011 of the Order of Vytautas the Great 33 United Kingdom Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain 1994 United Kingdom Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order 1955 United Kingdom Stranger Knight of the Order of the Garter 990th member 2001 United Kingdom Honorary Freedom of Newcastle upon Tyne 34 35 November 2008 Other countries Edit Argentina Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin Austria Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria 1964 36 Belgium Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold Brazil Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross Bulgaria Grand Cross of the Order of the Balkan Mountains Chile Collar of the Order of Merit Croatia Grand Order of King Tomislav France Grand Cross of the Legion d honneur Germany Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Greece Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer Greece The Royal House of Greece Centenary Medal Hungary Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary IOC The Golden Olympic order Italy Knight Grand Cross 06 1965 with Collar 10 2001 of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 37 Japan Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Chrysanthemum Jordan Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of al Hussein bin Ali Yugoslavia Order of the Yugoslav Great Star Luxembourg Grand Cross of the Order of Adolph of Nassau Luxembourg Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau Luxembourg Medal to commemorate the wedding of Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte Netherlands Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown Netherlands Commander of the Order of the Golden Ark Netherlands Medal to commemorate the enthronement of Queen Beatrix Poland Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle Portugal Grand Cross of the Military Order of Aviz 05 11 1980 38 Portugal Grand Collar of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique 13 February 2004 38 Portugal Grand Collar of the Order of St James of the Sword 26 May 2008 38 Romania Sash Rank of the Order of the Star of Romania Slovakia Grand Cross or 1st Class of the Order of the White Double Cross 2010 39 Slovenia Recipient of the Decoration for Exceptional Merits 2011 Spain 1 192nd Knight and Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece 21 April 1995 40 Spain Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III 12 04 1982 41 Spain Collar of the Order of Charles III 30 June 2006 42 South Africa Grand Cross of the Order of Good Hope South Korea Recipient of the Grand Order of Mugunghwa Thailand Knight of the Order of the Royal House of Chakri 19 September 1960 43 Thailand Knight Grand Cordon Special Class of the Order of Chula Chom Klao Turkey First Class of the Order of the State of Republic of Turkey The mark shows honours mentioned on his official website page about decorations Miscellaneous honours Edit Harald V received an honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law from Oxford University in 2006 as did his father King Olav in 1937 and his grandfather King Haakon in 1943 44 The King also received honorary doctorates from Heriot Watt University in Scotland in 1994 45 the University of Strathclyde in Scotland in 1985 Waseda University in Japan in 2001 and Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma Washington in 2015 46 He is also an honorary fellow at Balliol College Oxford Ireland Freedom of the City of Cork Spirit of Luther Award awarded by Luther College of Decorah IA A 230 000 km2 area in Antarctica is named Prince Harald Coast in his honour In 2007 King Harald was awarded the Holmenkollen medal with Simon Ammann Frode Estil Odd Bjorn Hjelmeset and his wife Queen Sonja Portugal Key of Honor to the City of Lisbon on 28 May 2008 47 In 2013 a 6 500 km2 area in Svalbard was named Harald V Land 48 Issue EditName Birth MarriageDate Spouse IssuePrincess Martha Louise 22 September 1971 24 May 2002 Ari Behn divorced 2017 Maud Angelica Behn born 29 April 2003 Leah Isadora Behn born 8 April 2005 Emma Tallulah Behn born 29 September 2008Crown Prince Haakon Magnus 20 July 1973 25 August 2001 Mette Marit Tjessem Hoiby Princess Ingrid Alexandra born 21 January 2004 Prince Sverre Magnus born 3 December 2005Notes Edit Coronation requirement discarded by constitutional amendment in 1908 Harald V swore the Royal Oath in the Storting on 21 January 1991 and received the benediction in the Nidaros Cathedral on 23 June 1991 References Edit The Royal Family Archived from the original on 3 September 2014 Retrieved 25 October 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of King Harald V amp Queen Sonja s awarding of the Holmenkollen medal in Norwegian Accessed 18 March 2007 His Majesty The King s Life Guard in Norwegian King Harald V of Norway at World Sailing Crown Prince Harald at OlympediaHarald VHouse of GlucksburgBorn 21 February 1937Norwegian royaltyPreceded byOlav Crown Prince of Norway1957 1991 Succeeded byHaakonRegnal titlesPreceded byOlav V King of Norway1991 present IncumbentHeir apparent Haakon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harald V of Norway amp oldid 1134505243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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