Statement by Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust:
Thank you for a life spent in service to Norway
Press release | Date: 28/08/2026 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Statement by the Minister of International Development following the King’s death.
At the memorial ceremony following the 22 July attacks, the King said, his voice breaking with emotion: “As a father, grandfather and husband, I can only begin to imagine your pain. As King of this country, I feel for each and every one of you.”
Today, it is each and every one of us who mourns our King.
Thank you to the nation’s grandfather.
Thank you for a life spent in service to Norway.