• Kuma@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    Just for information for you and everyone else. This king is very special. He is called by the Norwegians grandpa, they feel very close to him. So I assume that is the reason for the down votes. I don’t think they feel the same for the rest of the Royal family, Harald is just very special for all of the Norwegians. I have heard he was a very kind and compassionate king. But it is better to ask a Norwegian about it.

    • BaraCoded@literature.cafe
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      5 hours ago

      No king is special, no king has ever deserved his crown, and he better had beed good to his people. I know I’d be too if all it took for my ass to get a crown was just to pop out of my mother.

      • Kuma@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        It doesn’t really matter whether he deserves it or not if he moved the Norwegians then that is enough to be special for them. Not for you and I because we didn’t grow up with him, but to the ppl who did.

        It is a fact that norwegians are mourning him national wide and it is a huge “event” for them, they care about him deeply.

        I don’t understand how they feel, but I respect their feelings and wanted to share the information so that everyone can make an informed decision about how they interact with the news.

    • GeirGrusom@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      Yes, most Norwegians loved the guy regardless of what they think about the monarchy.