{"id":151901,"date":"2026-08-25T04:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T04:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/151901\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T04:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T04:02:10","slug":"king-of-norways-health-deteriorated-over-weekend-says-palace-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/151901\/","title":{"rendered":"King of Norway\u2019s health deteriorated over weekend, says palace \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The health of King Harald of Norway deteriorated over the weekend, the royal palace said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 89-year-old, who has been on sick leave for several weeks, was admitted to the National Hospital in Oslo a week ago where he was receiving antibiotics for a bacterial blood infection and had responded to treatment, the palace said late on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">On Monday afternoon, the palace said there had been no significant change in the king\u2019s health, and that \u201chis condition remains stable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">His son, Crown Prince Haakon, has been serving as regent during this time, the palace said.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/world\/canada-prepares-retaliatory-tariffs-against-united-states-M4RGY4OGNVIAJHKTGMIJCUQQ6E\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Canada prepares retaliatory tariffs against United States\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/I3PRDPDN5VP4HMXT55H3UVHBKI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/news\/world\/judge-postpones-us-trial-for-libyan-man-charged-over-lockerbie-bombing-UAFGXDCA55MN7B52XCSEPTWTUY\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged over Lockerbie bombing\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/LDVBDP2PHBLBLP7PSTWFBVXRMI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Crown Prince Haakon has been serving as regent, the palace said (Ole Berg Rusten\/NTB Scanpix via AP)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/QMHTJZCKCZIS7ICI45AFWFDMPY.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Crown Prince Haakon has been serving as regent, the palace said (Ole Berg Rusten\/NTB Scanpix via AP) (Ole Berg-Rusten\/Ole Berg-Rusten\/NTB Scanpix via ) <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The king suffers from hemolytic anemia and was being treated with cortisone, leading to fluid accumulation in the body that required hospital treatment, the palace said last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Norway\u2019s prime minister sent his wishes for the king and said that \u201call of Norway is following and thinking about the king\u201d, public broadcaster NRK reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cMy strong wish is that he continues to receive good treatment from the good healthcare system we have,\u201d Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Harald, who has been monarch since 1991, has been in and out of the hospital several times in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">In February, he was admitted to a hospital in Spain\u2019s Canary Islands during a winter holiday for treatment for a skin infection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Two years ago, the king fell ill during a private holiday with the queen in Malaysia and received a temporary pacemaker there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Harald returned aboard a medical airplane to Norway, where he was fitted with a permanent pacemaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The health of King Harald of Norway deteriorated over the weekend, the royal palace said. 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