Word: haakon
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...Maud and Haakon...
...represented by his wife, Lady Churchill. In Oslo, Norway, the U.S.'s General George Catlett Marshall received the Nobel Peace Prize. As he rose, some Communist hecklers jeered, catcalled and sent a sheaf of propaganda leaflets flying from the balcony. Norway's 81-year-old King Haakon promptly jumped to his feet to lead a vigorous round of applause for the general that completely drowned out the Communist commotion...
Deknatel was awarded the Knight's Cross, First Class, of the Royal Order of St. Olaf by King Haakon of Norway in recognition of his preparation of the first book in English in the 20th century Norwegian artist, Edward Munch. Deknatel is an authority on medieval and modern...
...never attempted to play the grande dame-though she has had Clement Attlee for her dinner partner, lunched with Queen Juliana met King Haakon in Oslo...
...presumptive (in the place of her uncle Prince Knud, 52-year-old brother of King Frederik), with the possibility of becoming the first Danish queen since Margrethe I (1353-1412), a precocious sovereign who made bright Danish history. Margrethe I became the 10-year-old child bride of King Haakon VI of Norway, assumed the crown of Norway when he died, and, by invitation from the unhappy Swedes, took their crown and merged the three countries into a single Scandinavian kingdom...