Norway's King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII
- King Harald V of Norway died Friday at the National Hospital in Oslo at 6:35 a.m., at the age of 89.
- Harald was Europe's oldest monarch and had reigned since January 1991 following the death of his father King Olav V.
- His son automatically became King Haakon VIII following Harald's death.
- Harald went into exile in the United States as a child during Nazi occupation and refused multiple potential brides from European nobility to marry his longtime sweetheart.
- Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said the nation is in mourning and praised Harald's more than three decades of service to Norway.
King Harald V of Norway died Friday at the National Hospital in Oslo at 6:35 a.m., at the age of 89. He was Europe's oldest monarch. His son automatically became King Haakon VIII following his death.
Harald had reigned since January 1991, following the death of his British-born father King Olav V. During his reign, he presided over an oil-and-gas-driven economic boom in Norway. Like other European royal houses, Norwegian monarchs serve a largely symbolic role while real power rests with an elected parliament in the democracy of 5.5 million people.
Harald went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of Norway and later refused multiple potential brides from European nobility to marry his longtime sweetheart. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said in a statement that the nation is in mourning and praised Harald's unwavering faith in the Norwegian people throughout his more than three decades as monarch.
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哈拉尔在纳粹占领挪威期间作为儿童流亡美国，后来拒绝了多位欧洲贵族女性的联姻提议，以便与他的长期伴侣结婚。挪威总理约纳斯·加尔·斯特雷在声明中表示全国哀悼，并赞扬哈拉尔在三十多年的统治期间对挪威人民始终保持坚定的信心。