Haakon VII
Americannoun
noun
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This year marks the 76th anniversary since King Haakon VII sent the first spruce to London.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2023
King Haakon VII sent the first tree as a token of his gratitude after he was forced to flee Norway and seek sanctuary in Britain when Nazi Germany invaded his homeland.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2022
During World War Two, when Carbisdale was under different ownership, King Haakon VII of Norway and Crown Prince Olav were given sanctuary at the castle during the Nazi occupation of Norway.
From BBC ● May 18, 2022
Haakon VII of Norway thanked Sweden's Gustaf for calling the Stockholm parley, declared: "The cooperation and friendship of our States should be a model for the world."
From Time Magazine Archive
In that year after a peaceful secession, Prince Charles of Denmark, the son of the King of Denmark, was made the King of Norway, with the title of Haakon VII.
From Face to Face with Kaiserism by Gerard, James W. (James Watson)
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