Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway

Haakon, 53, who became king when his father King Harald V died on Friday morning aged 89, was scheduled to swear the oath in the parliament's main chamber at 1 p.m. (1100 GMT)

Norwegians across the country lined up early Sunday in front of cathedrals and churches for memorial services held for the late King Harald V, who died at 89

As news of King Harald V’s death broke on Friday, thousands of Norwegians left their homes, classrooms and offices to gather in collective grief outside the Royal Palace in Oslo

Queen Sonja and Harald's 53-year-old son Crown Prince Haakon, who is acting as regent, have cancelled all royal engagements and spent much of Thursday at his side at Oslo University Hospital along with other family members

Mette-Marit, 52, was diagnosed in 2018 with pulmonary fibrosis which causes scarring of the lungs and shortness of breath

Without jumping the queue, she was matched with a compatible set of lungs less than two weeks after being placed on the list

Marius Borg Høiby—the son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit—has been jailed for rape in the latest case to raise pressure on European monarchies after Britain's Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal titles last year

Mette-Marit, 52, was diagnosed in 2018 with a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis that causes breathing difficulties and creates scar tissue that stiffens the lungs making it difficult to breathe and for oxygen to enter the bloodstream

A Scandinavian princess has temporarily left her studies in Australia to return home after her mother was taken seriously ill

Speaking during an official visit to several fishing companies in Møre og Romsdal, he also admitted his wife's illness 'is a part of our daily life', after the future Queen consort was diagnosed with a chronic lung disease in 2018

A commoner who married Crown Prince Haakon in 2001, Mette-Marit's name appears multiple times in Epstein documents released by the US Department of Justice earlier this year

The 29-year-old denies the most serious charges, which include four counts of rape as well as serious assault

Høiby (29), who is Mette-Marit’s son from a relationship before her marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, is on trial accused of 38 crimes, including four rapes and assaults

Marius Borg Hoiby, Crown Princess Mette-Marit's 29-year-old son from a relationship before her 2001 marriage to heir apparent Crown Prince Haakon, is on trial facing 38 charges, including raping four women and assaults against ex-girlfriends

Two multigenerational crises have rocked the institution, causing its popularity to dip in polls of Norwegians and bringing a public glare that far exceeds that of previous scandals

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway appears to condemn her family's latest scandal in a cryptic message posted to her Instagram account

He pleaded not guilty to serious charges but admitted to lesser offences like drug possession

Marius Borg Hoiby, Crown Princess Mette-Marit's 29-year-old son from a relationship before her 2001 marriage to Crown Prince Haakon, is on trial accused of 38 crimes, including four alleged rapes and assaults

Facing 38 charges against him, Marius Borg Høiby pleaded not guilty to raping four women and other serious offences but admitted breaking a restraining order, transporting marijuana and speeding while "partly" admitting threats and aggravated assault

Norway’s crown princess, whose son goes on trial Tuesday for rape, found herself embroiled in another scandal this weekend after newly unsealed files revealed her unexpected friendship with late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

One was a "serious narcotics offence" dating from one incident in 2020 "involving 3.5 kilos of marijuana"