We have been given an assignment as a monarchy, and we do as well as we can … We try to be as little populistic as possible. We don't do anything on the spur of the moment to win an opinion poll, or short-term popularity.


Interview in Wenche Fuglehaug (November 21, 2005). "Norway's monarchy turns 100", Aftenposten, Aftenposten Multimedia A/S, Oslo, Norway.


We have been given an assignment as a monarchy, and we do as well as we can … We try to be as little populistic as possible. We don't do anything...

We have been given an assignment as a monarchy, and we do as well as we can … We try to be as little populistic as possible. We don't do anything...

We have been given an assignment as a monarchy, and we do as well as we can … We try to be as little populistic as possible. We don't do anything...

We have been given an assignment as a monarchy, and we do as well as we can … We try to be as little populistic as possible. We don't do anything...