00:02Norway's king, Hakan VIII, pledged allegiance to his country's constitution in parliament on Tuesday.
00:08Hakan automatically became Norway's monarch after his father, King Harold V, died on Friday aged 89.
00:16The 53-year-old was driven in an open car from the royal palace to the Storting where he took
00:21the oath.
00:22Norges Storting. Jeg lover og sverger og vil regjere kongerike Norge i overensstemmelse med dets konstitusjon og lover.
00:35Så sant hjelper meg Gud, den allmektige og allvitne.
00:41Norway's monarchy traces its origins to King Harold Feher in the 9th century.
00:47When Norway regained its independence from Sweden in 1905, three quarters of voters approved restoring the monarchy.
00:55Its role remains largely symbolic as the power lies within the elected government and parliament.
