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

The palace said the 89-year-old monarch’s condition worsened after treatment for a bacterial blood infection, and Crown Prince Haakon has taken on regent duties.

  • 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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89-year-old Harold V has been hospitalized at Rikshospitalet in Oslo since August 17th. He was admitted to the hospital after a routine medical examination. The monarch is being treated for hemolytic anemia. Bacteria were detected in the monarch's blood. Last weekend, the first reports of a deterioration in the king's health were released. Harald was diagnosed with bacteria in his blood, and doctors began antibiotic therapy. Initially, it was re…

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Norway's King Harald, 89, in 'extremely serious' condition

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The health conditions of King Harald V are extremely serious. This is what has been announced today 27 August by the Norwegian Royal Palace. The sovereign, 89 years old, was hospitalized for complications related to a blood disease. The king suffers from hemolytic anaemia, pathology that rapidly destroys red blood cells. The Royal Palace [...] The article "The health conditions of King Harald V of Norway are extremely serious": the sovereign is …

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The sovereign was hospitalized a few days earlier. The palace announced the deterioration of his health as a result of complications of a blood disease.

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Queen Sonja and the princely couple, Crown Prince Haakon and his wife Mette-Marit, have cancelled all their commitments, added the palace. Almost the whole family is in the hospital with the king, according to images from the Norwegian media. Dean of the Sovereigns in Europe, King Harald V suffers from hemolytic anaemia, a disease of blood which results in an abnormally rapid destruction of red blood cells. He has been hospitalized since 17 Augu…

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The Norwegian royal family gathers at the hospital where King Harald is being treated. Since the king was admitted to the hospital ten days ago, his health has deteriorated and is now considered very serious.

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