{"id":1856,"date":"2026-08-29T10:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/?p=1856"},"modified":"2026-08-29T10:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T09:08:40","slug":"the-king-is-dead-long-live-the-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/?p=1856","title":{"rendered":"The King is dead, long live the King"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norway has lost and gained a king on Friday, and I spent the day with thousands of others outside the royal palace in Oslo trying to make sense of what is no more and what is yet to come. I spoke to the World at One on BBC Radio 4, RTE, The Briefing on Monocle Radio and BBC Radio Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>All photos: Lars Bevanger<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBC-Wato-28.08.2026-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6231-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6231-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6231-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6231-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6231-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6231-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6231-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7499150287115321345\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/RTE-28.08.2026-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6225-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6225-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6225-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6225-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6225-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6225-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6225-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Monocle-The-Briefing-28.08.2026-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6241-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6241-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6241-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6241-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6241-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6241-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6241-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/bevanger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BBC-Radio-Wales-28.08.2026.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norway has lost and gained a king on Friday, and I spent the day with thousands of others outside the royal palace in Oslo trying to make sense of what is no more and what is yet to come. 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