King Harald V, Norway’s reform-minded head of state, dies at 89
Norway’s King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved, extroverted 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, 06:35 (local time, 04:35 GMT),” the royal palace said on its website.” Harald’s son Haakon, 53, will be Norway’s fourth king since the country gained independence from Sweden in 1905, with Mette-Marit, also aged 53, as his queen.
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