Statement by Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust:
Thank you for a life spent in service to Norway
Pressemelding | Dato: 28.08.2026 | Utenriksdepartementet
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.