# ‘The whole country’s grandfather’: Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-29 04:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/29/the-whole-countrys-grandfather-norways-king-harald-v-dies-aged-89?traffic_source=rss

> Norwegians are mourning King Harald V, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch. The 89-year-old king died on Friday after spending several days in hospital, and was immediately succeeded by his son, now King Haakon VIII.

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