{"id":151529,"date":"2026-08-24T15:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/151529\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:45:17","slug":"king-haralds-health-worsens-as-palace-shares-concerning-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/151529\/","title":{"rendered":"King Harald\u2019s health worsens as palace shares concerning update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Concern is growing over\u00a0King Harald V of Norway\u00a0after the Royal House announced a new setback in the 89-year-old monarch\u2019s health. The palace confirmed that his condition worsened over the weekend while he remains hospitalized in Oslo.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHis Majesty The King\u2019s condition worsened over the weekend,\u201d the Norwegian Royal House announced on Sunday, August 23. \u201cHis Majesty is receiving antibiotics for a bloodstream bacterial infection and has responded to this treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"King\u00a9 BJOERN SIGURDSOENKing Harald has reigned since 1991 and is Europe\u2019s oldest reigning monarch. <\/p>\n

Despite the concerning development, the latest update offers some reassurance. According to the palace, the King\u2019s condition is currently stable. He will remain at Rikshospitalet, part of Oslo University Hospital, and is on sick leave until further notice.<\/p>\n

The bacterial infection marks a new complication in what has already been a difficult period for the Norwegian monarch. King Harald was admitted to the hospital on August 17 following a medical examination while undergoing treatment for hemolytic anemia, a blood disorder involving the premature destruction of red blood cells.<\/p>\n

\"King\u00a9 Rune HellestadKing Harald has stepped away from his royal duties while receiving treatment, with no date yet announced for his return.
\nWhy King Harald was initially hospitalized:<\/p>\n

Before the latest infection was announced, the Royal House revealed that the King had been receiving cortisone treatment for hemolytic anemia in recent weeks. The treatment resulted in fluid accumulating in his body, requiring hospital care.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe King has been treated with cortisone for the blood disease hemolytic anemia in recent weeks,\u201d the palace said when announcing his hospitalization. \u201cThis has led to fluid accumulation in the body that requires treatment in hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Crown\u00a9 OLE BERG-RUSTENCrown Prince Haakon of Norway drives to Oslo University Hospital in Oslo on August 24, 2026, after King Harald was admitted there. <\/p>\n

At the time, King Harald was initially placed on sick leave for two weeks, with his son Crown Prince Haakon stepping in as regent. The latest palace schedule continues to identify Haakon as \u201cCrown Prince Regent,\u201d while the King remains away from his duties.<\/p>\n

Haakon visited his father at the hospital on Monday following the latest health update, according to Norwegian broadcaster NRK, as reported by the Associated Press. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re has also publicly expressed his support for the monarch, saying that the country is closely following his condition.<\/p>\n

\"King\u00a9 Patrick van KatwijkKing Harald V of Norway, 89, is currently hospitalized in Oslo after the Royal House confirmed a new setback in his health.
\nA challenging period for the 89-year-old King:<\/p>\n

King Harald, who has reigned since 1991, has faced several health challenges in recent years. Earlier this year, he required hospital treatment while vacationing in Spain\u2019s Canary Islands after developing an infection.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2024, he became ill with an infection during a private trip to Malaysia and was temporarily fitted with a pacemaker before being medically transported back to Norway, where a permanent pacemaker was implanted.<\/p>\n

\"King\u00a9 Rune HellestadThe 89-year-old King has repeatedly returned to public duties following previous periods of illness and hospitalization.<\/p>\n

Despite those previous health setbacks, Harald has repeatedly returned to his royal duties. For now, however, there is no confirmed date for his return, and Crown Prince Haakon will continue carrying out his constitutional responsibilities as regent while his father recovers.<\/p>\n

As of Monday, August 24, the Royal House had not announced any further change in the King\u2019s condition following Sunday\u2019s statement. The most recent information remains that he is stable, has responded to antibiotic treatment, and will remain hospitalized for the time being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Concern is growing over\u00a0King Harald V of Norway\u00a0after the Royal House announced a new setback in the 89-year-old…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151530,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[85],"tags":[157,16603,156,30],"class_list":["post-151529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oslo","tag-norway","tag-norwegian-royals","tag-oslo","tag-royals"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/117151264166291548","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}