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Norway's King Harald dies aged 89
Confirmed
"It is with deep grief that we announce that His Majesty King Harald has passed away," the royal palace said in a statement. In the wake of the 2011 bomb and gun attacks on Oslo and the island of Utøya, Harald appealed to Norwegians to support each other and not "let fear take over".
He was three when dictator Adolf Hitler ordered Norway's invasion by Nazi Germany early in World War Two. He met Sonja Haraldsen, the daughter of a businessman, at a party, but the crown prince had to wait nine years before he was allowed to marry her.
What's confirmed
- "It is with deep grief that we announce that His Majesty King Harald has passed away," the royal palace said in a statement.
- He was three when dictator Adolf Hitler ordered Norway's invasion by Nazi Germany early in World War Two.
What's still developing
- In the wake of the 2011 bomb and gun attacks on Oslo and the island of Utøya, Harald appealed to Norwegians to support each other and not "let fear take over".
- He was three when dictator Adolf Hitler ordered Norway's invasion by Nazi Germany early in World War Two.
- He met Sonja Haraldsen, the daughter of a businessman, at a party, but the crown prince had to wait nine years before he was allowed to marry her.
- "It is with deep grief that we announce that His Majesty King Harald has passed away," the royal palace said in a statement.