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FIRST ENTRY AUG 24
SEP 11 · Day 19

Norway's Princess Astrid dies after attending King Harald's funeral

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attended King Harald's funeral.

Princess Astrid retained the title of first lady until her brother's marriage in 1968.

Princess Astrid received hospital treatment for pneumonia in March.

SEP 09 · Day 17

Large Oslo crowd bids farewell to Norway's King Harald V

King Harald V died on August 28 at age 89.

King Harald V was Europe's oldest reigning monarch and had reigned for 35 years.

A 21-gun salute marked the start of the procession from the royal palace to Oslo Cathedral.

SEP 09 · Day 17

Norway holds funeral for King Harald V

Over 46,000 people visited the chapel where Harald's coffin lay in state during the week.

A minute's silence was held across Norway at the start of the funeral ceremony.

After the funeral, Harald's coffin was to be taken in a procession to the palace chapel at Akershus Castle, where his ancestors are buried.

SEP 09 · Day 17

Europe's royalty pay respects as Norway bids farewell to King Harald V

King Harald V's son became King Haakon VIII.

King Harald V was laid to rest at Akershus Fortress in the crypt of the Palace Chapel.

A minute's silence was observed throughout Norway for King Harald V.

SEP 08 · Day 16

Funeral of King Harald V of Norway

A military-escorted procession will transport the remains of King Harald V from the Royal Palace in Oslo.

The funeral of King Harald V of Norway will take place at Oslo Cathedral.

Prince Albert II of Monaco will attend the funeral.

SEP 05 · Day 13

Prince William to attend King Harald's funeral in Norway

Thousands have queued to pay their respects to King Harald during his lying in state in the chapel of the Royal Palace in Oslo.

A funeral procession will be followed by a service at Oslo Cathedral.

King Haakon gave an emotional televised speech saying "Thank you for being such a good dad."

SEP 05 · Day 13

Ingebrigtsen apologizes for calling 1500m rivals 'losers'

Hocker's agent Ray Flynn accused Ingebrigtsen of whining in an email to the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.

According to Dagbladet, Ingebrigtsen is now likely to focus only on the 5,000m at the Ultimate Championships in Budapest.

Ingebrigtsen finished fourth in the men's 1500m Diamond League final, behind Australia's Cameron Myers, in 3 minutes 30.52 seconds.

AUG 29 · Day 6

Norway mourns King Harald as new era begins under Haakon VIII

King Harald was on the throne for 35 years.

Haakon, 53, became Norway's new monarch immediately upon his father's death and will be known as King Haakon VIII.

Marius Borg Hoiby, the new king's 29-year-old stepson, was sentenced in June to four years in prison on two counts of rape and 32 other charges including domestic violence.

AUG 29 · Day 6

Norway's King Harald V dies aged 89

Norway's King Harald V died at the age of 89.

King Harald V died on Friday.

King Harald V was Europe's oldest reigning monarch.

AUG 29 · Day 6

Norway Mourns King Harald V Following His Death

When Norway regained independence from Sweden in 1905, three-quarters of voters approved restoring the monarchy in a national plebiscite.

King Harald V died at the age of 89 on Friday morning.

Crown Prince Haakon became King Haakon VIII immediately following the death of his father.

“As king, my father represented Norway and the Norwegian people with pride and joy, through visits around the country, at events here at the royal palace, and while working on Norway’s behalf around the world,”
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AUG 28 · Day 5

King Harald of Norway dies; Haakon ascends throne

Haakon gave his first speech as king on Saturday.

King Harald died on Friday at age 89 after 35 years as monarch.

Haakon is due to take an oath to defend Norway's constitution and laws before the legislature on Tuesday.

AUG 28 · Day 5

Norway's King Harald V dies at 89, succeeded by son Haakon

Princess Märtha Louise gave up royal duties in 2022.

King Harald V was fitted with a pacemaker during a 2024 vacation in Malaysia.

King Harald V married Sonja Haraldsen, a commoner, on August 29, 1968.

“But in recent years he has also become a bit more relaxed and opened up a bit and showed a bit more of his sense of humour... he has been pulling enormous weight for many years given his parents have become older and his wife has been ill.”
AUG 28 · Day 5

Norway's King Harald dies; Haakon VIII ascends throne

Mette-Marit's son Marius Borg Høiby was convicted in June of rape and other offences and sentenced to four years in prison; he is appealing.

Haakon VIII is 53 years old.

Erling Haaland thanked Harald on Instagram for "everything you meant to Norway" and said it had been an honour to meet him at the palace earlier in the summer following the Fifa World Cup.

AUG 28 · Day 5

King Haakon VIII takes throne in Norway after death of Harald V

Mette-Marit publicly apologised for having had a three-year friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Marius Borg Høiby, Mette-Marit's son from a previous relationship, was convicted in June of rape and other offences and sentenced to four years in prison.

Queen Mette-Marit received a lung transplant after suffering from pulmonary fibrosis since 2018.

AUG 27 · Day 4

Norway's King Harald in extremely serious condition

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said the whole nation sends warm thoughts to the king and the rest of the royal family.

King Harald's sister Princess Astrid was also at the hospital, according to Norwegian media reports.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit received a lung transplant in June after being diagnosed with a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis in 2018.

AUG 24 · Day 1

King of Norway's health worsens

King Harald V is in hospital receiving antibiotics for a bacterial infection in his bloodstream.

King Harald V is 89 years old.

King Harald V has been on the throne since 1991.

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