Norway: King Harald's health has 'deteriorated,' palace says

Norway's King Harald, 89, has experienced a deterioration in his health while hospitalized this weekend, according to the royal household. He is being treated for haemolytic anaemia, a condition characterized by the rapid destruction of red blood cells, which causes fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, and paleness. The King responded positively to treatment for a bacterial infection in his blood and his condition is currently stable.

King Harald was admitted to Oslo University Hospital on Monday due to fluid retention related to cortisone treatment he has been receiving, and he has been placed on sick leave for two weeks. He has also canceled a visit to the Trondelag region in central Norway scheduled for September 1 and 2. Several relatives, including his wife Queen Sonja, son Crown Prince Haakon, and sister, visited him in the hospital on Sunday.

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