{
  "id": 4029897,
  "title": "Europe's royal houses and world leaders mourn the death of Norway's King Harald V",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/europes-royal-houses-and-world-leaders-mourn-the-death-of-norways",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T20:34:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/28/europes-royal-houses-and-world-leaders-mourn-the-death-of-norways-king-harald-v"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "King Harald V of Norway has died at the age of 89 after a 35-year reign. He had been in hospital in Oslo since August 17, suffering from haemolytic anaemia, a condition caused by an abnormally rapid destruction of red blood cells, according to Euronews.\n\nThousands of people gathered in Oslo to pay their respects to the late king. His son, Crown Prince Haakon, immediately succeeded him on the throne, taking the name King Haakon VIII.\n\nThe royal family and world leaders have paid tribute to King Harald, with mourners gathering outside the palace to remember him. King Harald's wife, Queen Sonja, and his son's wife, Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, have been mentioned in reports, with the latter's past correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein having been made public by the US Department of Justice, as reported by Newsweek.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Norway's King Haakon, the new face of a monarchy shaken by scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norways-king-haakon-the-new-face-of-a-monarchy-shaken-by-scandal",
        "published": "2026-08-28T07:51:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Who is King Haakon VIII? Norway’s new monarch after father Harald V’s death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/who-is-king-haakon-viii-norways-new-monarch-after-father-harald-vs",
        "published": "2026-08-28T14:29:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy honors late Norway's King Harald V for support of Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/zelenskyy-honors-late-norways-king-harald-v-for-support-of-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Norway's 'grandfather': King Harald remembered as son Haakon takes the throne",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norways-grandfather-king-harald-remembered-as-son-haakon-takes-the",
        "published": "2026-08-28T18:11:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Norway mourns king Harald V as crown prince Haakon becomes king",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norway-mourns-king-harald-v-as-crown-prince-haakon-becomes-king",
        "published": "2026-08-28T20:40:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Norway's crown prince becomes King Haakon after father's death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norways-crown-prince-becomes-king-haakon-after-fathers-death",
        "published": "2026-08-28T21:22:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}