Norway’s King Harald V dies, succeeded by son

Harald V, who was Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, has died at the age of 89. His son will reign as King Haakon VIII.Published On 28 Aug 202628 Aug 2026Norway’s King Harald V has died at the age of 89, after being hospitalised with a rare blood condition.The death of Europe’s oldest reigning monarch was announced on Friday by the Royal Palace of Norway.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Son of Norway’s crown princess denies rape as trial opens in Oslolist 2 of 3Epstein files set off Norwegian political storm: What we knowlist 3 of 3Norway’s King Harald in ‘extremely serious’ condition, palace saysend of list“King Harald passed away peacefully at Oslo University Hospital on Friday, Aug 28 at 6:35 a.m,” the palace said in a statement.His son, Crown Prince Haakon, automatically succeeds him and is expected to reign as King Haakon VIII.Royal family members had visited the king on Thursday, and crowds gathered outside the palace and laid flowers for the king after officials warned that his condition had turned “extremely serious”.Harald was hospitalised on August 17, suffering from haemolytic anaemia, a condition caused by an abnormally rapid destruction of red blood cells w...