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

https://mins.news/en/item/30065

- DW, 2026-08-23 23:14 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/norway-king-harald-s-health-has-deteriorated-palace-says/a-78479515?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Norway's palace says King Harald's health deteriorated while he was hospitalized over the weekend. The 89-year-old monarch is being treated for haemolytic anaemia and a bacterial infection in his blood; his condition was described as stable after he responded to antibiotics. He is on two weeks' sick leave, with Crown Prince Haakon acting as regent.

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