Union Dissolution Day
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The Union Dissolution Day, observed in Norway on 7 June, is marked in remembrance of the Norwegian parliament's 1905 declaration of dissolution of the union with Sweden, a personal union which had exi
1905: The Norwegian flag, without the union mark, is raised at Akershus Fortress following the dissolution resolution
1945: The royal family on June 7, 1945, returned after five years in exile. From left: King Haakon VII, Prince Harald (with flag), Crown Princess Märtha, Princess Astrid, Crown Prince Olav and Princess Ragnhild
Haakon VII
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Haakon VII was King of Norway from 1905 until his death in 1957, having reigned for nearly 52 years.
Official portrait, 1946
Prince Carl's birthplace, Charlottenlund Palace north of Copenhagen, c. 1895.
Prince Carl as a naval cadet in 1889.
The Marriage of Princess Maud of Wales by Laurits Tuxen