King Harald of Norway dies aged 89 Norway's oldest living monarch, King Harald, passed away peacefully, following a severe blood infection. World 19 min ago

What you need to know: Norway's King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved, extrovert father over more than three decades on the throne, died on Friday at the age of 89, the royal palace said, at a time of multiple crises for the Norwegian royal family."King Harald passed away peacefully at Oslo University Hospital on Friday 28 August, 0635 (local time, 0435 GMT)," the royal palace said on its website.

People gather outside the Royal Palace, following the death of Norway's King Harald, in Oslo, Norway, August 28, 2026.