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King of Norway health crisis

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19 DAYS
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 24
SEP 11 · Day 19

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

Princess Astrid died two days after attending King Harald V's funeral.

King Harald V died at the age of 89.

King Harald V reigned for more than 35 years.

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.

Norwegian flags across Oslo were raised from half mast to the top to mark the end of the burial.

SEP 09 · Day 17

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

King Haakon VIII and other senior royals walked behind the coffin, which was draped in the red Norwegian royal standard.

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.

SEP 09 · Day 17

Norway holds funeral for King Harald V

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended the funeral.

Harald was Europe's oldest monarch at the time of his death.

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

SEP 08 · Day 16

Funeral of King Harald V of Norway

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

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

Prince Albert II of Monaco will attend the funeral.

SEP 05 · Day 13

Prince William to attend King Harald's funeral in Norway

King Charles has returned to Scotland after meeting President Macron of France at the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London this week.

Marius Borg Høiby was convicted in June of rape and other offences and sentenced to four years in prison.

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's King Harald V dies aged 89

King Harald V had been in hospital for days before his death.

King Harald V was Europe's oldest reigning monarch.

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

AUG 29 · Day 6

Norway mourns King Harald as new era begins under Haakon VIII

King Harald died on Friday at age 89.

A police investigation was opened into former Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland on suspicion of corruption.

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

AUG 29 · Day 6

Norway Mourns King Harald V Following His Death

The coffin of King Harald V arrived at the royal palace on Friday from the hospital.

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

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

“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,”
KING HAAKON VIII verbatim
AUG 28 · Day 5

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

Haakon VIII participated in a consecration service with his wife Queen Mette-Marit, which is a stripped-down version of a coronation.

A national period of mourning has been declared in Norway following Harald V's death.

Haakon VIII will swear an oath of allegiance in parliament on Tuesday.

AUG 28 · Day 5

King Harald of Norway dies; Haakon ascends throne

King Harald suffered from haemolytic anaemia.

Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the royal palace in Oslo to pay their respects.

Haakon gave his first speech as king on Saturday.

AUG 28 · Day 5

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

The Norwegian Constitution was altered in 1990 to allow the firstborn, regardless of gender, to take precedence in the line of succession.

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

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre issued a statement mourning King Harald's death.

“I remain convinced that the belief in freedom is stronger than fear. I remain convinced in the belief of an open Norwegian democracy and society. I remain convinced in the belief in our ability to live freely and safely in our own country,”
KING HARALD V verbatim
AUG 28 · Day 5

Norway's King Harald dies; Haakon VIII ascends throne

The Norwegian Armed Forces honoured King Harald with a 21-gun funeral salute from Akershus Fortress in central Oslo at noon.

King Haakon is due to take an oath before the Norwegian parliament on Tuesday.

Now-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

Marius Borg Høiby is 29 years old and was four when his mother married Crown Prince Haakon.

King Harald was fitted with a pacemaker in 2024 after falling ill on holiday in Malaysia.

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

AUG 24 · Day 1

King of Norway's health worsens

The palace said that King Harald V of Norway's health has worsened.

The palace said that King Harald V has responded to treatment despite the deterioration in his condition.

King Harald has been treated in recent weeks with cortisone for a rare blood condition, haemolytic anaemia.

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