Talk:Harald V

message: Just to clarify my recent rv of this article, removing the pgph on King Harald V's bloodline controversy (via his father King Olav V): this subject matter properly belongs in the Olav V article (where, indeed, it is discussed at length). If deemed necessary, one might perhaps make a small note about it in the present article. --Wernher 01:46, 8 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Regarding King Olav V's bloodline

message: This whole issue caused some stir in the article about Juan Carlos, because apparently the king of Spain, or Norway, or wherever is not everybody's "majesty," and if you're an anti-monarchist you may even reject the premise that anyone is a majesty.  This is why it's a bit "tortuous."  Besides, it may be an advantage to be explicit about the style - apparently grand dukes aren't majesties, for example, or some countries may deviate from the whole majesty protocol.  --Leifern 21:37, May 25, 2005 (UTC)
:He's not everyones majesty, as the term "His Majesty" implies. It's an often used term of address, and I don't think even the most ardent republican would claim that a king isn't addressed as such - there's no need to be tortuous about it, jguk 05:44, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Then we should write that he is addressed as such, not that he is a majesty.  Even official Norwegian websites refer to him in this way sparingly.  For example, his biography on kongehuset.no writes "Harald V, king of Norway" and then refers to him "as the king" afterwards.  Where the style is referred to, it is as an abbreviation, e.g., "HM Kong Harald."  --Leifern 10:37, May 26, 2005 (UTC)
The protocol is to use infoboxes rather than mentioning it at the start. No Kings deviate from the style of Majesty, but Grand Dukes aren't kings and use the style of Royal Highness instead.
 Yanksta x 16:32, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

text: Rubbish. I've never seen HKM used. Only HM. Maybe you're confusing it with HKH (Hans Kongelige Høyhet - His Royal Highness) used by other members of the royal family.Lidmann (talk) 21:02, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: He might also be thinking about that he is called, "Hans Majestet Kongen" (His Majesty The King) when opening Stortinget, and that it's called "Hans Majestet Kongens Garde".83.108.116.186 (talk) 00:12, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  "His Majesty" 

message: Argh! The recent proliferation of (redundant) 'information boxes' drives me mad. IMNSHO, we only need the House of Glücksburg box; the others should be banished for eternity. The article now looks like a total mess! --Wernher 02:51, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I notice someone has fixed it now. Thanks! :-) --Wernher 17:14, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Total loss of a reasonably good layout! 

message: I sincerely implore the contributor who have supplied the very detailed information about the Yorkshire Regiment (and, incidentally, the King's Division) to put those details in said articles. All this is far too detailed to fit in the article on Harald V. --Wernher 17:05, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Colonel-in-Chief unit details 

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since I am Norwegian, and can understand what is at the Norwegian pages on wikipedia, I thought that I could help you to write about different things Norwegian. (Such as royalty and the Norwegian counties ... etc)  TVNorge (talk) 15:13, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: correct names and places

message: Using the picture from the Norwegian version witch is higher quality, looks better and is more up to date is probably smart.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.89.19.201 (talk) 14:52, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Using picture from the norwegian version 

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thread_title: File:HM Kong Harald V.jpg Nominated for speedy Deletion

message: The photo at the opening of the article is uncomplimentary, unless there is something I don't understand about Norweigian culture, in which case I apologize. The Kings hair is a mess and the photo looks like it caught him in an awkward moment. I think this is important because this article is also about Norway and should be more respectful. I have known Norwegians and they are a very fine people. 64.134.222.67 (talk) 03:40, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Uncomplimentary Photo At Opening of Article

message: I think I found a quite hughe mistake in the issue-section. 
Princess Märtha Louise	is clearly not married with Máxima Zorreguieta who is the Queen of the Netherlands. 
Never posted anything in wikipedia. So perhaps somebody can correct this. 
Hope it was helpful 92.231.161.175 (talk) 11:23, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Issue Section 

message: Two honours in this article are being presented as having been given to Harald by the United Kingdom: the Royal Victorian Order and the Royal Victorian Chain. A cited website is used to support this. However, more scholarly, published sources (which DrKay often--always?--says trump websites) show that both honours are not awarded by any state; they are personal gifts of the monarch who grants them. That monarch is not even sovereign of just one country, nor are the honours associated with only one country. Given that and the fact they're not awarded at the direction of the government of any one country, it's misleading to claim these honours came from the UK. --Ħ MIESIANIACAL 21:12, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. --  Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 08:33, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

text: The source, which is official, says otherwise. DrKay (talk) 08:58, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  Then the source seems to be in error, on two counts. First, no official British honours are awarded "by the United Kingdom". They are all awarded by the monarch; most on the recommendation of the government, but some not. Second, the RVO is one of the ones in the latter category, and as we say in our article, "admission remains at the sole discretion of the monarch". (my bolding). Any source, no matter how official, that says something else, is out of step with the universally-recognised and inviolate protocols for these awards. --  Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 23:59, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  See Wikipedia:Verifiability for guidance. DrKay (talk) 17:31, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  "British" honours 

message: I have removed the reference to Harald V land, which is currently a redlink, because per Wikipedia:Notability (geographic features) it does not fit within any of four criteria for geographic regions areas or places (Populated, legally-recognized places, Populated places without legal recognition, Disputed regions, Named natural features).  Instead, it fits clearly within inherited notability, which states "Geographical features must be notable on their own merits. They cannot inherit the notability of organizations, people, or events."  There is a random area of land named after an individual.  It's not independently a notable geographic area.  Put it another way, it didn't merit a page prior to being named after the King, so the mere fact that it is named after him doesn't make it notable now. JCO312 (talk) 13:30, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harald V Land 

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message: Where are the references for this? He paid a visit to cork but can't find any information on this award? Should be removed.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.0.14.66 (talk) 21:44, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Freedom of the City of Cork? 

message: "Harald was the third child (and only son) born to Olav V and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the line of succession at the time of his birth, behind his father but ahead of his two older sisters, Ragnhild and Astrid."
According to my knowledge above statement should be reviewed because his older sisters were not in the line of succession even behind him as they used agnatic primogeniture on those days.
Chamika1990 (talk) 17:30, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed per page 1625 of Christine Alice Corcos (2012) "From Agnatic Succession to Absolute Primogeniture" Michigan State Law Review 1587–1670. DrKay (talk) 20:56, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Introduction Paragraph issue 

message: From 'Second World War', 2nd sentence: "The dramatic journey northbound was marked by the Germans' repeated attempts to kill the King through bombing." I have inserted a 'Citation needed' marker. This seems inherently implausible. It would surely be more useful in propaganda terms for the Germans to capture the Royal Family rather than give them heroic deaths during the invasion of their country. Is there any reliable source that can be cited to support the idea that German bombing raids were specifically targeted on the King? How did the Luftwaffe know where the King was? Is it known that the bombing wasn't part of general military operations which affected the Royal Family by accident? The reference for this paragraph is a biography in Norwegian, no page number(s), no ISBN number ("English-language sources are preferred over non-English ones when available and of equal quality and relevance" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Non-English_sources). Robocon1 (talk) 19:06, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Kill the King through bombing' 

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message: In response to his expressed support for multiculturalism and multicultural immigration, King Harald has been nicknamed King Halal in nationally oriented environments, who also turn their back on the monarchy as an institution. Should this be included in (and balance) the biography, and have we got sources to support it? User5757602 (talk) 01:45, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  King Halal 

message: His hair is a mess! Could it be possible to upload one of his offical portraits from www.royalcourt.no?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by KongHaakonVII (talk • contribs) 16:32, 31 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  The King's portrait 

message: I think the present image for HM’s signature may be wrong, doesn’t he sign “Harald R” like his British (Charles R) and Danish (Margrethe R) counterparts. I found at least one instance instances where he may have done this: https://www.thedailyworld.com/life/ruth-mccausland-celebrates-100th-birthday/ 
I also know his father and grandfather signed “Olav R” and “Haakon R”. Does anybody know anything further? Estar8806 (talk) 17:00, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: This is correct. I uploaded the “Harald R” signature to Wikidata, with citations. Znuddel (talk) 20:03, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: That’s good. Is there someone who can make that same change here? I wouldn’t know how to make the stylised signature rather than using a photo of it. Estar8806 (talk) 00:28, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Signature 

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