Norway's King Harald dies aged 89: A beloved monarch buffeted by family crises
www.bbc.com
The late king, who reigned for 35 years, broke with tradition by marrying a commoner and was widely loved by Norwegians.
  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    265·
    5 days ago

    Meh, as far as kings go, he was alright. I’ve also met the new king (Håkon), and he’s pretty decent too.

    • CobraCommander@quokk.auEnglish
      526·
      5 days ago

      And the crown princess was friends with Epstein and her son raped women.

      End The Monarchy.

      • frongt@lemmy.zipEnglish
        138·
        5 days ago

        Sure but that’s not a product of the monarchy, the majority of Epstein’s associates weren’t royals

        • CobraCommander@quokk.auEnglish
          181·
          5 days ago

          Her power and influence as a monarch is reason she was his friend. She had undue privileges by virtue of being royalty, that is something we can easily rectify by removing royalty from existence.