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Norway King’s Health Condition ‘Very Serious’, Royal Court Says

The palace said the 89-year-old monarch is receiving antibiotics for a blood infection after his condition worsened, and senior royals canceled engagements.

  • On Thursday, the Royal Palace announced that King Harald's health has deteriorated while in the National Hospital in Oslo, describing the 89-year-old monarch's condition as "very serious."
  • Harald, Europe's oldest head of state, was hospitalized on August 17 for a bacterial blood infection after complications from hemolytic anemia treatment earlier this month.
  • Crown Prince Haakon and Queen Sonja have canceled all planned events, with Sonja withdrawing from the Foreign Affairs Council where she was expected to appear alongside the Crown Prince.
  • Haakon attended the Military Tattoo alone on Wednesday from the Royal Palace balcony in Oslo, as the event originally scheduled for Tuesday with Sonja was rescheduled while he assumes his father's duties.
  • Despite these adjustments, the 88-year-old Queen remains scheduled to attend a board meeting for the Queen Sonja Print Award on Thursday, though she previously experienced heart failure earlier this year.
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OSLO/STOCKHOLM. King Harald's health has deteriorated sharply. Now all of Norway is holding its breath. Hundreds of people are flocking to the palace.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Many are bringing flowers in front of the Royal Palace in Oslo as they await news from the hospital where the king is being treated.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Harald, Europe's oldest living monarch, was taken to hospital on August 17. The palace said he was being treated for a bacterial infection in his blood. The post Norway: King Harald in "very serious" condition - His family by his side appeared first on in.gr.

·Greece
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rbnett.no broke the news on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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