US EditionNorway’s King Harald Admitted to a Hospital on the Spanish Island of Tenerife
King Harald, Europe’s oldest monarch, is responding well to treatment for a leg infection and dehydration during a private holiday, with doctors monitoring his condition closely.
- On Feb 24, King Harald V of Norway, 89, was admitted to Hospiten Sur University Hospital in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, for infection and dehydration, the palace said.
- During their winter vacation in Tenerife, the royal house said Harald fell ill and was admitted; he has had numerous health issues in recent years, including a 2024 hospitalization in Malaysia requiring a temporary pacemaker.
- The king's personal physician will travel to Tenerife to assist the local health service, and the palace said an update will follow on Wednesday, February 25, after assessment.
- Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere expressed official wishes for recovery, telling NRK `I wish our king a speedy recovery,` while Harald has served as Norway's monarch since 1991.
- The royal family is simultaneously facing separate scandals and legal cases, including scrutiny of Princess Mette-Marit's past and Marius Borg Høiby's trial, while Princess Ingrid Alexandra remains second in line.
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Norway's king is being discharged from a Spanish hospital after treatment for a skin infection
King Harald V of Norway is being discharged from a hospital in Spain’s Canary Islands after treatment for a skin infection that prompted his admission earlier this week. The royal palace said that Harald would be released from the hospital…
King Harald V of Norway had been hospitalized on Tuesday for infection and dehydration in Tenerife, Spain. He was able to leave this Thursday.
In the wake of the death of Elizabeth II, Harald V of Norway spent part of his vacation in the Canary Islands at the hospital. The 89-year-old sovereign, who "responds well to the treatment" to treat a skin infection, had to remain under medical supervision "for a few more days." If the palace ensured that he was better, the Norwegian press closely followed the situation in conjunction with several huge scandals. - Norway: in the midst of a medi…
Norway's King Harald V will have to remain in hospital on the Spanish island of Tenerife for several more days for observation and further treatment, his doctor said in a statement issued by the royal palace on Wednesday.
Norway’s King Harald, 89, stable in hospital, needs close monitoring, says doctor
Norway's King Harald, 89, is suffering from a skin infection on his leg and is responding well to treatment, though any infection in a man of his age is serious, his doctor said on Wednesday.
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