Norway's new king Haakon pays emotional tribute to late father Harald in first speech
King Haakon VIII delivered his first address to the nation as sovereign following his father King Harald V's death on Friday at age 89. In his speech, Haakon's voice filled with emotion as he paid tribute to his late father and spoke of his widowed mother Queen Sonja, committing to safeguard the nation's democratic institutions, social cohesion and values of inclusion.

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