The new king of Norway has been an avid surfer for years. In a recent interview, the now King Haakon VIII admitted: “I would have liked to be a pro surfer, if I wasn’t in line to the throne,” the new king of Norway has been an avid surfer for years.

Last Friday, Norway’s king Harald V died after a 35-year reign. His predecessor, Crown Prince Haakon, 53, has now acceded to the throne.

The king has waxed lyrical about surfing, before saying: “I am often asked what I would have done if I were not the Crown Prince. Then I would have been a pro surfer on the World Tour. Maybe an ex-professional by the way, because now I’m almost 50.”

The new king, surfing in 2017. Photo: YouTube.

His daughter, the now Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, also shares a love for the ocean and surfing.

Norway’s Royal House has shared images of Haakon surfing in the past. In 2017, photographs were taken to mark Eurosurf, which Haakon was a member of the organizing committee.…