King Harald and Queen Sonja celebrate 30 years of service
MARIUS HELGE LARSEN
NTB
King Harald took over his position as head of state. “I was slightly terrified,” the king has said about change of throne.
The shocking news that the king was dead came late in the evening on Jan. 17, 1991. The next morning King Harald addressed the Norwegian people in an NRK radio broadcast.
“Dear fellow Norwegians. His Majesty King Olav had passed away. A great loss and a deep sorrow has hit us all. In this heavy moment, it gives me and my family strength that the entire Norwegian people shares the sorrow of my dear father’s death,” said the king.
That same night, in accorda
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