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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: King Haakon VIII arrives Stortinget 03 (1x3 cropped).jpg — Birgit Fostervold, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Haakon VIII\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/haakon-viii. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T07:57:59Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/haakon-viii","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/haakon-viii","ne":null}}