Norway's king admitted to hospital and put on sick leave

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Coughlan, J. (2026, August 18). Norway's king admitted to hospital and put on sick leave. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3qdj1z77o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-08-18 · by Joe Coughlan

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Norway's King Harald V has been admitted to hospital at the age of 89 due to fluid retention that requires treatment. The monarch has a pre-existing rare blood condition called haemolytic anaemia, which has been treated with cortisone. He will be on sick leave for two weeks and Crown Prince Haakon will serve as regent in his place. This is the second hospitalization of King Harald V this year, following a previous stint due to an infection and dehydration in February.
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Story summary

King Harald of Norway, 89, has been taken to the National Hospital after being treated at home for hemolytic anemia, a rare blood disease. The palace said he was admitted on Monday afternoon due to fluid accumulation in his body that requires hospital treatment. This is not the first time King Harald has been hospitalized, as he has been in and out of hospitals several times in recent years, including a February hospitalization for a skin infection in Spain's Canary Islands. His son, Crown Prince Haakon, will serve as regent during his father's sick leave. The king has been on sick leave for two weeks, and the palace pointed out that he had already been treated with cortisone for his blood disease in recent weeks.

Written for “King Harald Hospitalized” on 2026-10-16, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

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“Both articles report on King Harald's admission to hospital and sick leave due to haemolytic anemia on August 18, 2026.”
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Malaysia Norway Scandinavian Spanish Tenerife

Subjects

Haakon PERSON · 2× Norway GPE · 2× Harald PERSON · 1× Harald V PERSON · 1× Malaysia GPE · 1× Norwegian NORP · 1× Scandinavian NORP · 1× Sonja PERSON · 1× Spanish NORP · 1× Tenerife GPE · 1×

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Three months later in June, her son from a previous relationship, Marius Borg Høiby, was found guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison.
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🔮 It added that Crown Prince Haakon, aged 53, will serve as regent while his father is on sick leave.
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Norway's king admitted to hospital and put on sick leave · assertive framing

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- Published Norway's King Harald V has been admitted to hospital and is on sick leave for two weeks, the country's royal household announced on Monday. asserted
household → publish → Monday
The 89-year-old, who is one of Europe's longest-serving monarchs, has been treated in recent weeks with cortisone for rare blood condition haemolytic anaemia. asserted
who → serve → anaemia
It causes the number of red blood cells in the body to be reduced and leads to fatigue and shortness of breath. asserted
number → cause → breath
The palace said the monarch was admitted due to "fluid retention in the body that requires treatment in hospital". asserted
that → say → hospital
It added that Crown Prince Haakon, aged 53, will serve as regent while his father is on sick leave. asserted
father → add → leave
Norway's royal household said in April 2024 King Harald would make a "permanent reduction" to his public engagement "out of consideration for his age". asserted
Harald → say → age
The king ascended the Scandinavian country's throne in January 1991 and has openly ruled out abdicating. asserted
king → ascend → January
He was taken to hospital in February on the Spanish island of Tenerife while suffering from an infection and dehydration. asserted
He → take → infection
In 2024, the king was fitted with a pacemaker having fallen ill on holiday in Malaysia. asserted
king → fit → Malaysia
Queen Sonja was also admitted to hospital in May this year for examinations and observation due to heart problems, the palace said. uncertain
palace → admit → problems
The king and queen's health problems come after a turbulent time for the Norwegian royals. asserted
problems → come → royals
In March, Crown Princess Mette-Marit - wife of Crown Prince Haakon - told national TV that she wishes she had never met late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. asserted
she → tell → Epstein
The crown princess had exchanged hundreds of emails with the disgraced Epstein between 2011 and 2014, and stayed in his Florida house when he was not there. " asserted
he → exchange → house
It is incredibly important for me to take responsibility for not checking his background more carefully," she said. asserted
she → take → background
Three months later in June, her son from a previous relationship, Marius Borg Høiby, was found guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced to four years in prison. asserted
son → find → prison
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