Many people don't realize that he is not only the King of Norway, but also in the British Line of Succession as a great great grandson to Queen Victoria. His English is great because he spent many years in the United States as Crown Prince.
The polls in Norway in 2016 show that over 80% of Norway's population wants the monarchy, including King Harald. King Harald has for almost 27 years, as King of Norway, shown himself as a king of the people in Norway in his father's King Olav's spirit
King Olavs death in 1991 was hard for norwegian people. Would Harald be a good King? He becomes a great King like Olav. I will cry alot when Harald dies one day. Like i did with Olav. I love my King
I saw his father King Olav and shook his hand, when he came to Minnesota and spoke at my college during graduation back in the seventies. He was very popular with our people, many of whom are descended from Norwegian emigrants to the USA.
Is he Norwegian! ? He speaks absolutely perfect English! Mind you, Scandinavian countries are very English literate. There the countries who are very, very close the the UK but we never feel the need to shout about it.
+Oliver Newell He lived in the United States for a long time during WW2 (I think) as Crown Prince. He is also in the British Line of Succesion since he is a great great grandson to Queen Victoria.
His Majesty King Harald V's grandmother Queen Maud was Prince Charles' great-grandaunt, so he is part british. Also, he is royal; most royals in Europe are able to speak 2 or 3 languages other then their native one.
We Irish once had a - King Brian Boru who defeated the Vikings at The Battle of Clontaff Dublin around 1014 PS THE britisk and French abandoned Norway to the Germans in 1940-Churchill mined Norwegian waters prior to the war when they were neutral.
@@MeAndMira no he doesn't, remember he still has a slight Norwegian accent. He speaks an American english with a small Norwegian accent making it sound british at moments
Probably because Charles & Camilla were the guests of the Norwegian Royals & I don't imagine either of them speak/understand Norwegian.Besides,the King speaks perfect English,(as demonstrated here).Etiquette/protocol also dictates that the host addresses the visiting guests in their language.
That's what I was wondering! According to protocole, the host addresses the guests in his native language! But maybe this visit wasn't really "official"!
This shocks me that people think he has an american accent. Seriously.... The guy speaks better english than me. Although going to Oxford probably forces you to improve your english! I would be embarassed to speak with him, he'd probably think I had a weird accent
I can hear traces of both british and american in his accent, and that's entirely consistent with his linguistic background. His grandmother was english, he spent his early years in Washington DC, and he attended Oxford university (Balliol college). This results in a spoken English with traces of a Norwegian accent, while the core is somewhat mid-atlantic.
@@siononalundula1699 Not to mention their family also in WWII when Harald was a kid his Country Norway was invaded by the Nazis his father and grandfather fled to Britain while he including his mother and sisters fled to Sweden his mother native country then to the US where he spent part of his childhood there. During his time there he spoke English fluently with an American accent.
نوروز و عید ( سال ۱۴۰۱خورسیدی ) ایران مبارک باشد با سلام و تبریک به جناب ریس جمهور ایالات متحد امریکا در سال ۲۰۲۲ میلادی و سال ۱۴۰۱خورشیدی ایران خوب و پور نشاط میباشد آقای Mr. Joseph Robinette Jr. از حزب دموکرات امریکا این جناب آقای علیرضا شکیبایی میباشم و تبریک و تشکرات خود را تقدیم مینمایم و آرزوی پیروزی برای مردم و دولت و جناب ریس جمهور ایالات متحد امریکا آقای Mr. JosephRobinette Biden Jr. داریم باتشکر از پارلمان ایالات متحد امریکا …ازدفتر سیاسی آقای علیرضا شکیبایی متشکر
When finally in Norway abandon the monarchy. Down with the monarchy long live the Republic of Norway headed by the President! We already live in the 21st century !. Enough to feed idlers crowned sucking the blood of the working people. It is necessary once and for all put an end to the monarchy to establish the Republic, Norway and go ahead!
And here Trump. You have to be a responsible person. There is Trump but also in France defeated Macron. If the people do not like the work of Trump or Macron, they will be re-elected. There will be other people elected. A monarchy is when a lot of irresponsible loafers and sits on the neck of the people.
Well most of my friends in USA dont understand the selection of Trump as president, and certanly not the rest of the world, out of all the people in your country, this was the "best" person to lead your country.... In my country , this election is a joke...... Hopefully he ll be removed... very soon
This is a very bad and very harmful position. It is necessary and necessary that your taxes go to doctors, to pay kindergartens, to develop highly efficient and environmentally friendly agriculture, to develop science and so on. That's why you need to pay taxes and not to keep the royal loafers and their ceremony. It is necessary to pay round strong and clever leaders such as Lenin, Mandela, Roosevelt, Churchill, Gandhi and so on. This is the advantage for the country and to keep the royal parasites and pay for all their idiotic clownery is the way to the degradation of society. This is the way to nowhere. You must change your own position. She will not bring it to the good. By the way, recently the beautiful inauguration of French President Emmanuel Macron took place. I hope you looked at it and you are amazed. So Yes Hello the Norwegian Republic In the Head with the President. !!!
Many people don't realize that he is not only the King of Norway, but also in the British Line of Succession as a great great grandson to Queen Victoria. His English is great because he spent many years in the United States as Crown Prince.
LeDerius Martin he wasn’t crown prince at that point
very late ;) but you can hear a slight american accent
What, you mean his Exile duing the war?
youre right
Harald is the grandson op princess Maud of the United Kingdom. Daughter of Edward VII
The polls in Norway in 2016 show that over 80% of Norway's population wants the monarchy, including King Harald.
King Harald has for almost 27 years, as King of Norway, shown himself as a king of the people in Norway in his father's King Olav's spirit
Please come get me
I would die for my king
King Olavs death in 1991 was hard for norwegian people. Would Harald be a good King? He becomes a great King like Olav. I will cry alot when Harald dies one day. Like i did with Olav. I love my King
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@@davidlamb6864 you are taken by robot stupid.
I saw his father King Olav and shook his hand, when he came to Minnesota and spoke at my college during graduation back in the seventies. He was very popular with our people, many of whom are descended from Norwegian emigrants to the USA.
Harald and Olav V truly did Haakon justice, we have been so incredibly lucky to have these amazing folk-monarchs
The King's English is so good.
Is he Norwegian! ? He speaks absolutely perfect English! Mind you, Scandinavian countries are very English literate. There the countries who are very, very close the the UK but we never feel the need to shout about it.
+Oliver Newell He lived in the United States for a long time during WW2 (I think) as Crown Prince. He is also in the British Line of Succesion since he is a great great grandson to Queen Victoria.
+Ole4961 they lived in the UK a lot, also during the war. Our Maud and George V were siblings, if I got it right...
Kimono Sounds about right!
+Oliver Newell They lived in UK during WWII + the British royal family and the Norwegian royal family is related.
and king harald of Norway and queen elisabeth 2.is 3.cousins.
I absolutely love King Harald and his beautiful Queen Sonja!
I think he grew up with English speaking nannies. Remember that his grandmother Queen Maud was an English princess.
Watch Atlantic Crossing :)
Maybe but he spent a lot of time in the us and I think that’s the reason he can speak English so well🇳🇴🇬🇧
The bit where he mentions Ole Gunnar Solskjaer never ceases to make me smile
His English is impeccable.
And they give us a christmas tree each year which is erected in Trafalgar Square,London.
That is a head of state. His english is flawless. (Comes from someone who nearly died from cringe because of Jagland back in ‘08)
Wow his English accent is phenomenal
Watch Atlantic Crossing!
His Majesty's speech reveal the History and Tradition between Norway and United Kingdom.
He fought and waited like 9 years to marry the queen.
Indeed he did. He said that if he couldn't marry her then he would never marry anyone.
@@mscott3918 He said he would abdicate if he didnt get Sonja. Im happy he never did
You can't even tell that he's Norwegian when he speaks in English.
Totally in American accent since his majesty was partially raised in America
Watch Atlantic Crossing!
@@suffragettesoul2687 I have been. It's okay.
His Majesty King Harald V's grandmother Queen Maud was Prince Charles' great-grandaunt, so he is part british. Also, he is royal; most royals in Europe are able to speak 2 or 3 languages other then their native one.
He spent his childhood in the US. That is why his English is so good.
Mange takk!
He has much better English skills than I expected
He spent part of his childhood in the united state
He spent time in the US. Harald is a very stand up man.
85% of norwegians speak english
lovely speech you have a wonderfull king my good bless you all
Thanks.
We Irish once had a - King Brian Boru who defeated the Vikings at The Battle of Clontaff Dublin around 1014
PS THE britisk and French abandoned Norway to the Germans in 1940-Churchill mined Norwegian waters prior to the war when they were neutral.
Sånne gutter vil norge ha. Takk .
woww....impressed by his English!
He spent his childhood in USA during the WW2~
But he speaks recieved pronunciation, which is a British upper class thing.
@@MeAndMira no he doesn't, remember he still has a slight Norwegian accent. He speaks an American english with a small Norwegian accent making it sound british at moments
Brilliant
Probably because Charles & Camilla were the guests of the Norwegian Royals & I don't imagine either of them speak/understand Norwegian.Besides,the King speaks perfect English,(as demonstrated here).Etiquette/protocol also dictates that the host addresses the visiting guests in their language.
That's what I was wondering! According to protocole, the host addresses the guests in his native language! But maybe this visit wasn't really "official"!
This shocks me that people think he has an american accent. Seriously.... The guy speaks better english than me. Although going to Oxford probably forces you to improve your english! I would be embarassed to speak with him, he'd probably think I had a weird accent
He was raised in the US. That’s why his English is so good.
The Norwegian king has American accent. The Danish queen sounds British. No surprise there but still fascinating.
I am British living in America and noway does he sound American ,-no pun intended!
@@sedekiman I agree. I can't get any American accent at all. He speaks better quality English than a lot of native English speakers.
I can hear traces of both british and american in his accent, and that's entirely consistent with his linguistic background.
His grandmother was english, he spent his early years in Washington DC, and he attended Oxford university (Balliol college).
This results in a spoken English with traces of a Norwegian accent, while the core is somewhat mid-atlantic.
The Queen of the Danes attended Oxford University for her first degree and is very much an Anglophile.
He speaks PERFECT English in the RP accent
Why in English? Why not in Norwegian?
Rotebuehl1 because Charles and Camilla don’t speak Norwegian
@@siononalundula1699 Not to mention their family also in WWII when Harald was a kid his Country Norway was invaded by the Nazis his father and grandfather fled to Britain while he including his mother and sisters fled to Sweden his mother native country then to the US where he spent part of his childhood there. During his time there he spoke English fluently with an American accent.
He exiled in America when he was a child so he probably got his accent there
Do they speak RP there? Because I think he was thought BRE like most of us.
@@MeAndMira As I wrote in another comment thread, he's speaking American english with a small British accent
@@MeAndMira The "british accent" is being derived from a small Norwegian accent especially in his A's making it sound like the British A
No his pronunciation is UK English ... it is true he spent time in US but many English princesses married into Scandinavian monarchies!
Yeah pretty much anyone below 60 can speak English. Many people above 60 can too, but not so well.
Yes,I'm aware of that fact.
And Charles just sits there looking mildly bemused!
😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😃😃😃😃😃😃😃
نوروز و عید ( سال ۱۴۰۱خورسیدی ) ایران مبارک باشد
با سلام و تبریک به جناب ریس جمهور ایالات متحد امریکا در سال ۲۰۲۲ میلادی و سال ۱۴۰۱خورشیدی ایران خوب و پور نشاط میباشد
آقای Mr. Joseph Robinette Jr. از حزب دموکرات امریکا
این جناب آقای علیرضا شکیبایی میباشم و تبریک و تشکرات
خود را تقدیم مینمایم و آرزوی پیروزی برای مردم و دولت و جناب ریس جمهور ایالات متحد امریکا آقای Mr. JosephRobinette Biden Jr. داریم باتشکر از پارلمان ایالات متحد امریکا …ازدفتر سیاسی آقای علیرضا شکیبایی متشکر
He "mildly bemused" most of the time...
Sonja ser pissed off ut😂😂😂
Hahahaha,yes,this is true.
;-))))
0:47 Yeah, 'cause ya'll used to invade Britain a thousand years ago! 😂😂😂😂
Stop using synthetic fertilizer.
Is he really dead
Nope. Still going strong.
Merry Xmas!
When finally in Norway abandon the monarchy. Down with the monarchy long live the Republic of Norway headed by the President! We already live in the 21st century !. Enough to feed idlers crowned sucking the blood of the working people. It is necessary once and for all put an end to the monarchy to establish the Republic, Norway and go ahead!
And end up with someone like Trump? Monarchy is best.
And here Trump. You have to be a responsible person. There is Trump but also in France defeated Macron. If the people do not like the work of Trump or Macron, they will be re-elected. There will be other people elected. A monarchy is when a lot of irresponsible loafers and sits on the neck of the people.
Well most of my friends in USA dont understand the selection of Trump as president, and certanly not the rest of the world, out of all the people in your country, this was the "best" person to lead your country.... In my country , this election is a joke...... Hopefully he ll be removed... very soon
This is a very bad and very harmful position. It is necessary and necessary that your taxes go to doctors, to pay kindergartens, to develop highly efficient and environmentally friendly agriculture, to develop science and so on. That's why you need to pay taxes and not to keep the royal loafers and their ceremony. It is necessary to pay round strong and clever leaders such as Lenin, Mandela, Roosevelt, Churchill, Gandhi and so on. This is the advantage for the country and to keep the royal parasites and pay for all their idiotic clownery is the way to the degradation of society. This is the way to nowhere. You must change your own position. She will not bring it to the good. By the way, recently the beautiful inauguration of French President Emmanuel Macron took place. I hope you looked at it and you are amazed. So Yes Hello the Norwegian Republic In the Head with the President. !!!
Which country do you live in? Norway wants to keep the monarchy.....