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King Harald's American Boyhood Left a Lifelong Fondness for the Country We Call Home

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The Norwegian royal's five wartime years on American soil as a child shaped an affection for the United States that has endured across his reign. Palm Beach has long welcomed European royalty with roots like his, drawn to the same coast that once gave a young prince refuge.

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