Norway's King Harald Dies at 89 After More Than 3 Decades on Throne
World leaders praised Harald's decades of service and his role as a unifying national figure.
TL;DR
- King Harald of Norway, Europe's oldest reigning monarch, has died at age 87.
- He passed away peacefully at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet.
- The King was being treated for anemia, which worsened, and later developed a bacterial infection.
- His reign lasted for more than three decades.