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Doubts raised about fatherhood in Norwegian royalty

Av Pål Unanue-Zahl 14.10.2004 kl. 10:16 Kilde: VG NETT

(VG Nett) Doubts about the fatherhood of deceased Norwegian King Olav was raised after a controversial biograhy was published in Norway today.

STRIKING RESEMBLANCE: The son of Mauds doctor, Sir Guy Francis Laking (left), has a striking resemblance to deceased king Olav of Norway. Picture: SCANPIX

In the new book, «The People», author Tor Bomann-Larsen raises questions about who the biological father of deceased king Olav really was.

According to the book, the british doctor Sir Francis Laking or his son Sir Francis Guy Laking was the real father of King Olav, not King Haakon as history dictates. Sir Francis Laking was himself a member of the British aristocracy.

The foundation for the research is based on official state archives and royal archives throughout Europe, but no final conclusions are presented in the book.

Also in the book, a picture of sir Francis Lakings son, sir Guy Francis Laking, is presented. The picture has a striking resemblance of King Olav.

According to the thorough research conducted by Bomann-Larsen, sir Francis Laking was the in house surgeon of Norwegian Queen Maud during a stay at a London hospital in 1902. Queen Maud was secretly hospitalized, and one of the theories describes a scenario where sir Francis Laking acted as a sperm donor to the royal family.

- This is a sensation that concerns us all, says Hans Frederik Dahl, a Norwegian history professor to the state broadcaster NRK. In his opinion, the relationship between king Olav and his father has to be seen from a different angle.

The findings in the book was presented to The Royal Family in May. Since then, representatives of the Royal Family have informed norway's Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik on the contents of the book. No judicial consequeces are expected to follow after the book was presented today in Oslo.

According to a statement from the King Harald to Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet, he was unaware of the facts presented in the book.

(VG NETT 14.10.2004 kl. 10:16, Sist oppdatert 14.10.2004 kl. 10:46 )