yes if you were not talking to Olav V the guy's father famously decided to go on a ski trip on a train in 1973 to later claim he had "4 million bodyguards" (the approximate population of Norway at the time) when someone asked him why he did not have bodyguards and was dressed in a common ski suit and skis for his trip.

I am actually not a royalist in princippal. If we would have a new country, I would have said make it a republic. But I also love history, and with our 1100 year of history, it would be a real shame to loose the monarchy. Where are you from? And yes, State theory can be quite interesting.

@@ruralor Same here, i'm from morocco.

@@ruralor I am an American but I do appreciate people who respect the elder European royal heritage if they enjoy the consitutional monarchy system. As I just said, sometimes you hit these people in the oddest of places and under conditions you would think they were common people.

@@ruralor I'm a royalist tough ... I do respect others view ofcourse. The thing I would say is that as a King he is our top leader even that it is more a cermonial one these days. But what is good about him is that our King is not a political leader, he is everyones leader no matter what political party you belong to, he don't judge you for your political view. A president (wich we do have one ... Stortingspresidenten) is elected by the parties... he do not hold the support from not even half the population !!! he is one to lead us ? no... I am a conservative ... I would never accept a president from like ... the communist party Red ... And even if it is highly unlikely ... I would say no.

Ya having to be sworn in by the President of the Parlament. Makes one realize how much democracy has changed over the years and accepts old traditions.

Yes in 1973 during the embargo the king just puts on a ski suit, skis, and takes a train without guards or companions. When questioned he just tells the media that he has 4 million bodyguards believing that no one in Norway would want to assassinate him as he goes undercover.

The advantage of not having a domestic motor industry is that the state is free to buy the best cars from any country in the world.

Well isn’t Sweden the country where Nobel prizes are given?

@@lorenzomonteduro3202 Sweden 🇸🇪 and Norway 🇳🇴 are the countries that they choose the laureates, and according with Alfred Nobel will The only Nobel attributed in Norway is the Nobel Peace Prize other categories are in Sweden:

Absolutely, The British parliament is magnificient

@@theroyals1153 we dont do it with much as the pomp nowa days what is sad.

The Norwegian like simple events

The first cars we saw brought the King's and the Crown Prince's aide-de-camp staff. They sort of serve as the King's personal secretaries, arranging practical things related to his appointments. There are three of them, one for each branch of the military. Army, navy and airforce. Then comes the Audi limousine. It brings the Crown Prince in the back seat, and the 'court master' (the chief of staff at the royal palace) in the middle seat. Last comes the King and Queen in the 1966 Lincoln, I think. If you was surprised that they can drive in an open car, then I think you should take a look at this: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/atF5mZd3u9qRgac.html I don't think there are many places in the world where this could've happened. The Head of State walking down the main street in the capital.

@@ruralor Thank you for your reply. My thoughts were correct in that it was the Prince in the Audi. Here in the States, we do things a bit different. The president has a chief of staff and a personal secretary who arrange his practical things and appointments. The representatives of the branches of the military of which you speak serve on what WE call the "joint chiefs of staff." Their role, regarding the president, is to advise him on military matters since our president is also the commander in chief of all the branches of the military. That WAS a very nice walk. The Queen sure looks like a very classy lady. I believe you are correct. Very few countries could do such a walk. I know Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain used to go among the people like this until her age has now slowed her down considerably. Here in the States, the only time you will see something like this is on inauguration day when the president will sometimes step out of his armored bullet proof limousine and walk part way from the Capitol to the White House after the swearing in ceremony. However, its only for a VERY short time and there is so much security around! They are even on the rooftops of buildings along the route. Its actually very carefully staged for safety purposes.

The King, the Queen, the Crown Prince and the President of the Storting all bowed to each other. Didn't you see that. Bowing is a form of courtesy.

The building is from 1866.

better than romanian s parliament?

Ya a book about August 1914 opens at a UK funeral in 1910 calling the dead king the "Uncle" of Europe.

Yes, it's the same princippal, just quite abit simpler than in the UK.

They sing a song with a familiar tune too 🙂

@@johnalbent Yes, our royal anthem. God save the King.

yeah but in uk the queen arrives with horses which is amazing

Yes, it is 'God Save the King' with Norwegian lyrics, we call it the royal anthem. That tune has been used in several countries in the past, it was even the national anthem of Germany for a while.

I think you'll see King Charles toning things down. He wants a smaller monarchy similar to the Scandinavian nations.

The speach is very political, it is all about the goals of the government and the country for the next year. The speach is written by the government, so therefore it is the prime minister who hands the speach over to the king. The king then reads it, and delivers the documents over to the president off the parliament. I cut out all the talking, so that is maybe why it can be abit confusing. If you watch my other video, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a8h2Z7po3rfIj58.html, you can see the whole thing.

Raphael just think of it as a US State of the Union Address only that the speaker is simply a "speaker" and the chief speech writer is the Prime Minister or leading legislator.

That song is originally French, not English. Many countries have used it and uses it as the song for their King/Queen

@@JudasPriestSUCKS No it's not originally French. The author of the tune is unknown.

No, the President's chair as well as the platform where they make speaches/debates from is temporary removed to make space for the throne. Normally it looks like this: www.stortinget.no/contentassets/17dc7d15558f466e942ec9f094ea8bcd/stortingssalen-fra-galleriet_840.jpg

Yep. And here in Europe, with public healthcare, you don't even need to buy them. If you are injured, you get to borrow them from the hospital.

Yes, he read a speach, but the video is cut. I have other videos on my channel where you can watch the whole thing.

@@ruralor obrigado amigo por a gentileza de ter respondido!

She is the President of the parliament. Even the king bows to the President of parliament, as to show that the parliament and the democracy is over the king.

The crown is in a museum in a building next to the cathedral in Trondheim. It is not in use anymore. Before 1908 it was only used during coronation, but after 1908 the coronation ceremony was replaced by a much simpler ceremony, where the king swear an oath to the parliament.

@@ruralor That's monarchy in decline.

@@sambo5859 Nah, it's monarchy adapting to the modern world. We also never really had a tradition of wearing the crown. We have had a monarchy for over 1 000 years, but the crown is less than 200 years. It was only used for coronation. Actually, the coronation itself is also much newer than the monarchy. During the middle ages, kings weren't crowned by the church, they were elected by regional assemblies.

@@ruralor So British monarchy looks far more flourishing.

@@ruralor Don't forget that coronations were replaced by simple Blessing ceremonies at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.

Who?

Ah! Really. How jolly good. Congrats.

Sorry. English is not my native language. I will edit.

another arrogant english

Yes. It's the royal anthem. God save the King. It's played only in ceremonies where the King (or the Crown) are present. This is probably inherrited from the UK. The families are closely related. We have a separate national anthem, wich is usually played in addition to the royal anthem. In all other situations, where the Crown is not represented, then only the national anthem is played.

@@ruralor Oh i see now. Thanks for taking the time to reply to me🙏. Respect and greetings from Qatar! 🤝

That song is originally French, not English. Many countries use it for their monarcs

Their 'wages' (the royal appanache) is set by the Parliament. If you think they earn too much, you can vote for a party that want to reduce it. This is a democratic process. I agree that in for example the UK, it is insane how much money they waste on the monarchy. Here in Norway however, the monarchy is relatively cheap. Probably cheaper than many presidents. They often wear the same dresses. The diamonds are inherrited from generation to generation. The royal castle, the king's summer estate as well as the royal yacht are all owned by the State, not by the king. There are no horses either, wich I honestly think is abit sad. We have a few royal carriges, but no horses to pull them. The horses were sold off by the Germans who occupied the castle during WWII. After that the Parliament never deemed it necessary.

@@ruralor actually in Britain most of the money spent on the monarchy comes from the Crown Estates not the taxpayers

@@pedanticradiator1491 OK. Yes. Makes sense. In Noway it is actually the State who own the properties, the lands and the castle.

Why would it be for a circus?

ANDRE your ignorance is appalling

@Ryan Yes, but this is not exclusive to parliamentary monarchies. It happens in most republics too. The President of the USA delivers the State of The Union at the Congress every year as well.

He is simply hired as a "speaker" in the name of the head of the new government to inform the legislature of the ministers plans with them without the need for the Prime Minister to do the speech themselves.

All counties have some kind of ritual around the opening of parliament. I am sure your country has too.

@@ruralor Not in my country....

@@sarahcesar5813 Where are you from?

@@ruralor .. I am an Ozzie..

@@sarahcesar5813 Here you can watch the Governor-General opening the parliament of Australia: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/adhneKVnr57KcmQ.html It's a much bigger ceremony than ours.