# Norway's King Harald dies aged 89

https://mins.news/en/item/35262

- BBC News, 2026-08-28 06:40 UTC
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- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clykn5p5172o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Norway's King Harald V has died peacefully in Oslo at the age of 89, after 35 years on the throne. He was widely remembered as a popular, reforming monarch who modernised the royal family, married a commoner and served as a unifying figure; his son Haakon will succeed him.

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