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Government in exile. King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav, and Hans Reidar Holtermann in Scotland during World War II. Initially, King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav were guests at Buckingham Palace, but at the start of the London Blitz in September 1940, they moved to Bowdown House in Berkshire.
His refusal to submit when a German-pressured Storting body asked him to abdicate inspired the Norwegians to resist the German occupation during World War II. Haakon VII returned from exile in England to Norway in June 1945.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 13, 2013 · Prince Carl and his elder brother, the future King Christian X of Denmark, received private tutelage at the Palace. In 1886 Prince Carl began his training as a naval officer. He worked his way up through the ranks along with the other cadets and was accorded no special privileges.
King Haakon VII of Norway, Crown Prince Olav, and members of the Norwegian government departed Tromsø in Northern Norway at 2000 hours aboard British cruiser HMS Devonshire. They were headed for Britain.
- 3 Aug 1872
- Carl
- 21 Sep 1957
- Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
King Haakon VII was a popular monarch in Norway before the war and his rigid stance against the German invaders in 1940 made him even more popular. Frenzied crowds lined the streets of Oslo to cheer his return from exile in 1945.
His successor: Crown Prince Olav, 54, his only son, who became commander of Free Norwegian forces in Britain during World War II.
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Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Norwegian throne when his father was elected King of Norway in 1905.
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