King Haakon is now reigning monarch, following the death of his father, King Harald V, on Friday morning.
The Norwegian monarch, who reigned for 35 years, died in hospital due to complications related to hemolytic anaemia, a rare blood disorder, followed by a bacterial infection after suffering from ill health in the latter years of his life.
© Getty ImagesWhile in Britain we experienced all the pomp and ceremony of King Charles' coronation at Westminster Abbey in May 2023, Haakon's accession will not be marked in the same way.
Why won't King Haakon have a coronation?
The last coronation in Norway took place in 1906 when King Haakon and Queen Maud were crowned in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.
Traditionally, as stated on the Norway royal family's website, Article 12 of the Norwegian Constitution of 1814 established that the King was to be crowned and anointed in Nidaros Cathedral.
But, in 1908, the Article on coronation was struck from the Constitution as the coronation ceremony came to be regarded as undemocratic and archaic. The Storting (supreme legislature of Norway), voted by a large majority to repeal the Article.
King Harald V and Queen Sonja continued the consecration tradition in a ceremony at Nidaros Cathedral on 23 June 1991.
© Getty ImagesAfter the consecration, the new king and queen made a ten-day tour of Southern Norway, at the end of which they sailed back to Oslo in the Royal Yacht Norge. The following year the entire royal family made a 22-day tour of the four northernmost counties.
Like his late father, during the consecration ceremony, Haakon will take an oath before the Storting, declaring: "I promise and swear that I will govern the Kingdom of Norway in accordance with its Constitution and Laws; so help me God, the Almighty and Omniscient."
Norway's new queen, Mette-Marit, is also expected to be consecrated, following in the footsteps of her mother-in-law Queen Sonja.
What will the King and Queen wear?
Haakon and Mette-Marit will not wear any special ceremonial outfits or robes. The new king is likely to be in military uniform while the queen will possibly wear a custom-made look.
Queen Sonja wore a cream satin gown by her favourite designer Erik Mortensen for her consecration in 1991, which included a drape cape and a matching headpiece.
© UK Press via Getty ImagesMette-Marit could turn to her wedding dress designer, Ove Harder Finseth, for a bespoke outfit.
© GettyNo foreign royals are likely to attend, but Haakon and Mette-Marit are expected to be joined by their children, Ingrid-Alexandra, 22, who is now Crown Princess, and Prince Sverre Magnus. Meanwhile, Marius Borg Høiby, Mette-Marit's son, whom she welcomed before finding love with her royal husband, is under house arrest.
