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King Carl XVI Gustaf Is Queen Victoria’s Last Reigning Great-Great-Grandchild

Norway’s royal court said Harald died at 89, and Sweden’s Carl XVI Gustaf is now the last reigning great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria.

Summary by Town & Country
Following the death of King Harald V, the Swedish king is the last of the great-great-grandchildren of “the grandmother of Europe” to rule.

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Frank-Walter Steinmeier has condoned King Haakon to the death of his father King Harald. The Federal President praised the late monarch as the pioneer of reconciliation. Heads of State, such as Emmanuel Macron, also say goodbye.

·Hamburg, Germany
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From neighboring Sweden and Denmark to the President of the European Commission, the death of Harald of Norway is being seen as the loss of a symbol of unity.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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The monarchs of Britain, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain expressed their regret over the death of Norway's King Harald V today. According to the British King Charles III, Harald led his country through a period of great change with kindness and humility. The Swedish monarch Carl XVI Gustaf said that the late monarch...

·Bratislava, Slovakia
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The death of Norway's King Harald V. (†89) also has consequences in the Swedish royal house: King Carl Gustaf (80) has officially ordered Hoftrauer. As Svensk Dam reports, this means that official dates of the Swedish royal family are not scheduled during the mourning period. The royal house announced to publish the respective cancellations in the section "Official Program" on the website kungahuset.se. Another visible sign of mourning is also t…

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Town & Country broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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