August 28, 2026

Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89, his son becomes King Haakon VIII

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STAVANGER (Norway), Aug 28 : King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of potential brides from the European nobility so he could marry his school sweetheart, died Friday. He was 89.The palace said he died at the National Hospital in Oslo at 6:35 am.Harald was Europe's oldest monarch. The popular king modernised the royal house but refused to follow in the footsteps of other ageing monarchs who have abdicated in recent times. His son automatically became King Haakon VIII.Advertisement Like...

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