28/08/2026
Norway is in mourning. King Harald V has died.
The king died early on Friday, 28 August, in Oslo, at the age of 89, the Royal House announced. He reigned for 35 years and was Europe's oldest reigning monarch. His son succeeds him as King Haakon VIII.
The flag over the Royal Palace has been lowered to half-mast, and people have been gathering outside since morning to lay flowers.
🇳🇴 Alt for Norge.
King Harald V died early on Friday, 28 August, in Oslo at the age of 89, the Norwegian Royal House, Kongehuset, announced. The monarch passed away peacefully at Rikshospitalet at 6:35 a.m. Under the constitution, the throne passed automatically to his son, the former Crown Prince Haakon, who becomes...