La vida del rey Harald de Noruega, en imágenes
El monarca llevaba desde 1991 en el trono junto con su esposa, la reina Sonia
King Harald V of Norway passed away on Friday in Oslo at the age of 89, according to the official news agency NTB and public television NRK. He had been suffering from hemolytic anemia and was admitted to the hospital in August due to a buildup of fluid caused by the cortisone medication he was taking to control it. As monarch, he had reigned since 1991 alongside his wife, Queen Sonia, and had stated that he would only abdicate if his health prevented him from continuing.
Like British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, who died in 2022 at the age of 96, Harald considered his duty to be lifelong. He had been admitted and discharged from medical centers since 2020 but resumed his duties upon being discharged. Harald was always the most valued member of the Royal Family in surveys conducted annually by NTB and NRK.
He will be succeeded by his son Haakon, 53, who will take the title Haakon VIII. Queen Mette-Marit, also of similar age, underwent a lung transplant in June.
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