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Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89, son becomes king
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King Harald V of Norway (second from left) arrives at Oslo City Hall to attend the awarding of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 2024. (Odd ANDERSEN/AFP)
King Harald V of Norway has died at 89, the country’s royal palace announces.
His son now automatically becomes King Haakon VIII.
Harald was Europe’s oldest monarch. The popular king modernized the royal house but refused to follow in the footsteps of other aging monarchs who have abdicated in recent times.
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