Norway’s King Harald V dies, succeeded by son
Harald V, who was Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 89. His son will reign as King Haakon VIII.
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- Fact 1: Harald V, who was Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 89.
- Fact 2: Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, after being hospitalised with a rare blood condition.
- Fact 3: Son of Norway’s crown princess denies rape as trial opens in Oslo Epstein files set off Norwegian political storm: What we know Norway’s King Harald in ‘extremely serious’ condition, palace says “King Harald passed away peacefully at Oslo University Hospital on Friday, Aug 28 at 6:35 a.m,” the palace said in a statement.
- Fact 4: Harald was hospitalised on August 17, suffering from haemolytic anaemia, a condition caused by an abnormally rapid destruction of red blood cells which leads to fatigue and shortness of breath.
Harald V, who was Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 89. His son will reign as King Haakon VIII.
Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, after being hospitalised with a rare blood condition. The death of Europe’s oldest reigning monarch was announced on Friday by the Royal Palace of Norway. Son of Norway’s crown princess denies rape as trial opens in Oslo Epstein files set off Norwegian political storm: What we know Norway’s King Harald in ‘extremely serious’ condition, palace says “King Harald passed away peacefully at Oslo University Hospital on Friday, Aug 28 at 6:35 a.m,” the palace said in a statement.
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