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Video. Norway Mourns King Harald V as Crown Prince Haakon Becomes King
The new king met government leaders as church bells rang and flags flew at half-mast after Harald V died at 89, the Royal Court said.
- King Harald died at age 89 on Friday at Oslo University Hospital, with The Royal Court announcing his passing at 6:35 am following Europe's oldest reigning monarch's peaceful death.
- Harald had been hospitalized since last week with haemolytic anaemia and a subsequent bloodstream infection, yet continued performing royal duties despite difficulty walking and frequent respiratory illnesses.
- Church bells rang across Oslo at midday to mourn the monarch, while mourners gathered at Palace Square laying flowers. "It is a hard time for everyone," one woman told reporters.
- Haakon inherited the throne as King Haakon VIII, adopting the motto "Everything for Norway," while Mette-Marit became the new queen and 22-year-old Ingrid Alexandra is the new crown princess.
- The future of the monarchy remains uncertain as scandals have shaken confidence in Haakon's family, including criticism of Mette-Marit's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and her son Marius Borg's four-year prison sentence.
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Thousands of people in Oslo have bid farewell to King Harald V in spite of the pouring rain. Now a new era begins for Norway.
·Essen, Germany
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The news of the death of the popular King Harald V. hit Norway's population deeply. At the transfer of his body to the castle, numerous people gather on the streets to mourn together.
·Düsseldorf, Germany
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Norway has lost its popular head of state. In Oslo thousands of people mourn on the castle square, regardless of the weather. Harald leaves Haakon a monarchy in uncertain times.
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