Tens of thousands of mourners have paid their respects to Norway's King Harald V, who died at 89. People laid flowers and condolence cards for the second day outside the royal palace in Oslo. The square was covered in flowers, and palace staff moved some to keep pathways clear.
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Norwegian King Harald's condition worsens, says Royal Palace
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Norway’s King Harald V in very serious condition
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King Harald V’s health worsened over the weekend while he was hospitalized in Oslo, the Norwegian royal palace said Sunday. The 89-year-old monarch is being treated with antibiotics for a bloodstream infection and is in stable condition.
Norway's King Harald was in a "very serious" condition in hospital on Thursday, the royal court said, and family members gathered at his bedside. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Royal Palace in central Oslo and many lay flowers as they awaited further news of the 89-year-old king's healt…
Norway’s King Harald V is in very serious condition after his health worsened while he was hospitalized in Oslo, the royal palace said. The palace said Thursday morning that Harald’s condition had deteriorated and was “very serious.” A later update said his condition had not changed.
King Harald V of Norway attends the wedding ceremony of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Princess Stephanie of Luxembourg at the Cathedral of our Lady of Luxembourg, in Luxembourg.
King Harald, who has been Norway's ceremonial head of state since 1991, has always insisted he will not abdicate, saying his oath as king was for life.
Crown Prince Haakon’s wife, Mette-Marit, corresponded with late US sex offender between 2011 and 2014, long after he was convicted King Harald V of Norway has died at the age of 89, the palace in Oslo has announced, triggering the succession of his son, Haakon, whose wife Mette-Marit’s association w…
Norway's King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved father over more than three decades on the throne, has died aged 89, the royal palace said on Friday.
By James Frater, CNN (CNN) — King Harald V of Norway, Europe’s oldest monarch, has died at the age of 89, after 35 years on the throne. He died on Friday just after 6:35am, the Royal House of Norway announced on its website. Harald is succeeded as monarch by his son Haakon. He leaves his
