Editing Haakon VII (section)

=== Arrival in Norway ===
[[File:Vilhelm_Arnesen_-_Kongeskibet_Dannebrog_i_Skagerrak_25.11_1905.png|thumb|300px|The [[royal yacht]] [[HDMY Dannebrog (1879)|''Dannebrog'']] in the [[Skagerrak]] on its way from [[Copenhagen]] to [[Kristiania]]. Painting by [[Vilhelm Arnesen]] (1906).]]
Just three days later, on 23 November, the new Norwegian royal family left Copenhagen for Norway on board the Danish [[royal yacht]], the [[paddle steamer]] [[HDMY Dannebrog (1879)|''Dannebrog'']]. After crossing the [[Kattegat]] and the [[Skagerrak]], the Dannebrog entered the [[Oslofjord]], where at [[Oscarsborg Fortress]] near [[Drøbak]], the family boarded the Norwegian naval ship {{HNoMS|Heimdal|1892|2}}. The ''Heimdal'' then sailed the king the last part of the stretch from Drøbak, and after a two-day journey, the family arrived to [[Kristiania]] (now Oslo) early on the morning of 25 November 1905.

[[File:Statsminister Christian Michelsen mottar kong Haakon 7 og kronprins Olav ombord det norske marinefartøyet "Heimdal", 25. november 1905.jpg|thumb|300px|King Haakon VII arrives in Norway with [[Olav V of Norway|Crown Prince Olav]] on his arm and is greeted on board the ship ''{{HNoMS|Heimdal|1892|2}}'' by Prime Minister [[Christian Michelsen]].]]
The king was received at the harbour by the [[Prime Minister of Norway]] [[Christian Michelsen]]. On the [[deck (ship)|deck]] of the ''Heimdal'', the Prime Minister gave the following speech to the king:

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For almost 600 years, the Norwegian people have not had their own king. Never has he been completely our own. Always have we had to share him with others. Never has he had his home with us. But where the home is, there will also be the fatherland. Today it is different. Today, Norway's young king comes to build his future home in Norway's capital. Named by a free people as a free man to lead his country, he will be completely our own. Once again, the Norwegians' king will be the strong, unifying mark for all national deeds in the new, independent Norway ...
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Two days later, on 27 November, Haakon VII took his constitutional oath before parliament as Norway's first independent king in 518 years. However, Norway counts 18 November, the day of his election, as the formal beginning of his reign.