King Haakon VIII swears the Constitution before the Norwegian Parliament

King Haakon VIII of Norway held the constitutional oath before the Storting, the Norwegian Parliament, on Tuesday, marking the official beginning of his reign. The ceremony took place four days after the death of his father, Harald V, who died at the age of 89. The constitutional oath is the act that formalizes the assumption of the throne and the inauguration of the new Norwegian monarch. This event represents the continuity of the constitutional monarchy in Norway, a tradition that is maintained in the Scandinavian country.