Norway's King Harald V Hospitalised and Put on Sick Leave, Palace Says
The palace said the 89-year-old monarch is being treated for hemolytic anemia, and Crown Prince Haakon will serve as regent for two weeks.
- 89-Year-Old King Harald was admitted to the National Hospital in Oslo following a medical examination, the Royal House of Norway announced. He will take two weeks of sick leave, during which Crown Prince Haakon will serve as regent.
- The Royal Palace stated Harald is suffering from hemolytic anemia, a blood disorder. Recent cortisone treatment for this condition led to fluid retention, requiring hospital care.
- Harald, Europe's oldest reigning monarch, has faced multiple health challenges in recent years, including receiving a pacemaker. He was previously hospitalized earlier this year in Tenerife for infection and dehydration.
- Queen Sonja was briefly hospitalized for heart problems in May, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit underwent a lung transplant in July following a chronic lung disease. The Norwegian royal family faces a difficult health period.
- Beyond health crises, Mette-Marit has contended with her son Marius Borg Hoiby's imprisonment after he was sentenced in June to four years in prison. Documents also revealed her past correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.
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King Harald of Norway hospitalised for treatment in connection with blood disease - The Tribune
King Harald of Norway has been admitted to a hospital for treatment in connection with a blood disease, the royal palace said. Harald, who is 89, was admitted to the National Hospital on Monday afternoon, the royal palace said in a statement. “The King has been treated with cortisone for the blood disease hemolytic anemia […]
The doctors hospitalized King Harald V, confirming information at the Royal Palace.
The 89-year-old monarch suffers from fluid retention after receiving cortisone. The crown prince will assume his duties for at least two weeks.
For the second time this year Norway's King Harald V. has to go to the hospital. The 89-year-old has to struggle with health problems again and again. He is represented by his son.
The 89-year-old Norwegian king will remain two weeks off and it will be the crown prince, Haakon, who will occupy the regency
In recent weeks, Norway's king has been treated with cortisone due to a blood disease. Now, Europe's oldest monarch is in hospital. Harald V. is sick for two weeks.
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