Haakon VII
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Oct 13, 2026
Walter WinchellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Scandinavian reports reaching London said that thousands of newspapers were given away today in Norway on the occasion of National Day.
Walter WinchellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The Nazis there tried to suppress those newspapers, which printed a message from King Haakon.
Walter WinchellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Hundreds of loyal Norwegians have been arrested by the Nazi Gestapo.
Walter WinchellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Attention, men.
Mark FastosoPANELIST
so Mitch Flaxman says, "I enjoy the podcast.
Mark FastosoPANELIST
I really enjoyed The King's Choice about King Haakon VII of Norway during the German invasion in 1940.
Mark FastosoPANELIST
Maybe not the best World War II movie, but thought it deserved a mention."
Kevin HymelHOST
Hmm.
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Mark FrancisHOST
Norway's King Haakon has a place in the queue for another crown.
Mark FrancisHOST
The King of Norway is around 92nd in line to the British throne.
Mark FrancisHOST
The connection is Queen Maud, Haakon's great-grandmother.
Mark FrancisHOST
She was a daughter of Britain's King Edward VII and married the future King Haakon VII of Norway.
Mark FrancisHOST
Her descendants therefore belong to the extended British royal family as well as the Norwegian one.
Mark FrancisHOST
Their place in British succession comes through that ancestry.
Mark FrancisHOST
And there is another twist further down the list.