Norway’s King Harald dies at 89

Author: NwaforPublished on: August 28, 2026Country: Norway

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King Harald V of Norway passed away peacefully at Oslo University Hospital at 6:35 am on August 28, 2026. His son, Crown Prince Haakon, automatically succeeds him as King Haakon VIII. Flags at the Royal Palace have been lowered to half-mast as Norway begins mourning the monarch, who reigned since 1991 and was Europe’s oldest reigning monarch.

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