WORLD● ELEVATEDAug 28 · Aug 28, 2026, 6:58 AM
Norway’s King Harald dead at 89
South China Morning Post · western europe
Norway’s King Harald has died aged 89, the palace said on Friday, his 53-year-old son Crown Prince Haakon automatically succeeding him on the throne. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that His Majesty King Harald passed away today. King Harald passed away peacefully at Oslo University Hospital on Friday, August 28 at 6.35am,” it said in a statement. The flag at the royal palace in Oslo was lowered to half mast. Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, King Harald had been in hospital in Oslo...
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