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Norway's King Harald Dies

24 Aug to 28 Aug

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Rich BoothThe Independent
James GregoryBBC
Richard ConnorDeutsche Welle
Paul GodfreyUPI
Tom MidlaneDaily Mail
Harry HowardDaily Mail
Elizabeth HaighDaily Mail
MARK LEWIS Associated PressABC News (US)
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Norway's King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved, extrovert father over more than three decades on the throne, died on Friday at the age of 89, the royal palace said, at a time of multiple crises for the Norwegian royal family.

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Her son from a previous relationship, Marius Borg Hoiby, was sentenced in June to four years in prison after being convicted of two rapes and dozens of other offenses, including violence against a former partner.

5 of 9 outletsfirst reported 28 Augwording from Deutsche Welle

Harald was born in 1937 in Asker, near Oslo, becoming the first Norwegian prince to be born in the country since King Olav IV in 1370.

5 of 9 outletsfirst reported 28 Augwording from CBS News

Harald won the praise of the country with an emotional speech at a memorial service after a right-wing extremist, Anders Behring Breivik, killed 77 people in bomb and gun attacks in Norway in 2011.

4 of 9 outletsfirst reported 28 Augwording from CBS News

When the Nazis invaded Norway his mother fled with him and his sisters to Sweden and then the United States, while his father and grandfather, Haakon VII, sat out the war in Britain.

4 of 9 outletsfirst reported 28 Augwording from Al Jazeera

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24 Aug
The health of King Harald of Norway deteriorated over the weekend, the royal palace has said.
2 outlets · The Independent
27 Aug
Høiby, 29, was four when his mother married Crown Prince Haakon and is not himself a royal figure.
3 outlets · BBC
28 Aug
Her son from a previous relationship, Marius Borg Hoiby, was sentenced in June to four years in prison after being convicted of two rapes and dozens of other offenses, including violence against a former partner.
5 outlets · Deutsche Welle

Coverage 9 articles

28 Aug Norway’s King Harald V dies, succeeded by son
Al Jazeera
28 Aug Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes king
ABC News (US)
28 Aug King Harald is dead at 89: Norway's monarch passes away after hospital stay as King Charles pays tribute to his cousin
Daily Mail
28 Aug Norway's King Harald V, Europe's oldest monarch, dies at 89
CBS News
28 Aug King Harald of Norway dies in hospital aged 89
UPI
28 Aug Norway's King Harald dies at 89
Deutsche Welle
28 Aug King Harald V, Norway's reform-minded head of state, dead at 89
CBC
27 Aug Norway's royal family gathers at King Harald's bedside as his condition worsens
BBC
24 Aug Royal Palace gives health update on Norway’s King Harald as 89-year-old remains in hospital
The Independent

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