King Haakon VII and Queen Maud


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King Harald V even met his grandfather, King Haakon VII.
Has King Harald V ever spoken in interviews about King Haakon VII?
 
His grandfather outlived his mother, sadly.

Fictionally they are shown hanging out together in Kongens Nei.

Haakon was pretty much a friend to kids in general and he adored Harald and his sisters, especially when they alleviated some of his depression after being widowed. So while I don't know where Harald talks about him specifically, I'm sure he must have.
 
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Can't find any articles at the moment, but King Harald has talked about his grandfather several times, even describing him as a role model.

And as you can see in this video (link), there is a painting of King Haakon in King Harald's office at the palace. So King Haakon is still very much watching over his monarchy in a way.
 
Since King Harald has had a lot of health issues in recent years, I have thought about the health of the two monarchs before him, so let's therefore write a bit about the health of one of them here, i.e. King Haakon VII:

Was generally healthy throughout his life and continued to walk fast until he was in his early 80s, although he did use a walking stick.
However, this changed fast in July 1955 when he had a fall and broke his femur at Bygdø Royal Farm. He was almost 83 at the time.
After that, he never managed to walk again and remained in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, which was said to have made him depressed.

King Haakon never appeared in public again, and CP Olav was regent until the King died at the age of 85 in September 1957.

(The above information in this post is taken from what I have read in various places, such as books and print newspapers, which are only available in the digital newspaper archives, which are not possible to copy links from. However, you can read about King Haakon's health in his English Wikipedia-article.)
 
ROYAL NORWAY said:
Since King Harald has had a lot of health issues in recent years, I have thought about the health of the two monarchs before him, so let's therefore write a bit about the health of one of them here, i.e. King Haakon VII:

Was generally healthy throughout his life and continued to walk fast until he was in his early 80s, although he did use a walking stick.
However, this changed fast in July 1955 when he had a fall and broke his femur at Bygdø Royal Farm. He was almost 83 at the time.
After that, he never managed to walk again and remained in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, which was said to have made him depressed.

King Haakon never appeared in public again, and CP Olav was regent until the King died at the age of 85 in September 1957.

(The above information in this post is taken from what I have read in various places, such as books and print newspapers, which are only available in the digital newspaper archives, which are not possible to copy links from. However, you can read about King Haakon's health in his English Wikipedia-article.)
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It’s amazing to watch him walk around in his 80s, like when Elizabeth and Philip came to visit. He moves like someone 25 years younger.

I believe he also suffered from depression after being widowed (and possibly to some extent afterwards, as when he made the statement that it should have been him, a useless old man, who died, instead of Crown Princess Märtha — but that’s also grief).
 
Following the death of Queen Maud in November 1938 ,the coffin was transported from London to Portsmouth in Hampshire .There the coffin was taken onboard the HMS Royal Oak bound for Norway.

The Coffin of Queen Maud arriving back in Norway
 
When King Haakon VII and the Queen went to live in Norway, how did they build their court?
Did the Kings soon go to live at the Royal Palace in Oslo?
 
Blog Real said:
When King Haakon VII and the Queen went to live in Norway, how did they build their court?
Did the Kings soon go to live at the Royal Palace in Oslo?
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Because the Royal Palace had never been a permanent royal residence before it was renovated and refurbished for about two years before the royal family moved in. During that time they lived on the Bygdøy estate which is still used extensively by the family.
 
Blog Real said:
Funeral of King Haakon VII

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Wonder what became of the car that carried King Haakon’s coffin (and also Crown Princess Märtha’s coffin) ?

It looks like a re-fitted military vehicle ?

It looked much grander than the solution they choosed for King Olavs funeral in 1991.
 
What was King Haakon and Queen Maud's first official engagement after their coronation?
 
Hans-Rickard said:
Wonder what became of the car that carried King Haakon’s coffin (and also Crown Princess Märtha’s coffin) ?

It looks like a re-fitted military vehicle ?

It looked much grander than the solution they choosed for King Olavs funeral in 1991.
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I take it that Norway does not use horse and carriages?
 
An Ard Ri said:
I take it that Norway does not use horse and carriages?
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Yes they don’t have any horses in the NRF since WW2… The old royal stables are now Queen Sonja’s Art Stable..

The coronation carriage still exists but it has only been exhibited a few times after WW2..
 
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Prinsara said:
It’s amazing to watch him walk around in his 80s, like when Elizabeth and Philip came to visit. He moves like someone 25 years younger.
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To wit, at about 6:50, he keeps perfect pace with Philip, and this must have been not long before he fell:
 
:previous: I like the fact that Crown Princess Maud's hat is adorned with both flowers and a feather. 🌺🌸🌼🌺🌸🌼
 
The one where he is standing up is a bit more graceful.

It seems like they didn’t find the poor man a very comfortable chair…:norwaystandard:
 
Haakon VII attends the State opening of the Storting in 1935 and 1936 ,note that State coaches were used!

By 1945 cars had replaced the wonderful State Coaches ,1951 included
 
An Ard Ri said:
Sadly yes at the Royal Stables ,i wish that they would use them again for the State opening of the Storting
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IMO the open old cars work well for Norway, with police horses infront it looks festive, especially the very old ones are popular when they are out and about every now and then.
 
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Annine said:
IMO the open old cars work well for Norway, with police horses infront it looks festive, especially the very old ones are popular when they are out and about every now and then.
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I prefer the State coaches for the Opening of the Parliament and they look more regal than a motor car.
 
The coronation coach of King Haakon VII is kept and have sometimes been exhibted but haven’t been used for its original purpose since the pre-WW2 years as the royal stables no longer house any horses.

I wished Haakon and Mette-Marit would reintroduce it but given Mette-Marits chronic lung illness i find it extremely unlikely that she would want to go anywhere near horses…
 
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