{"id":2651027,"date":"2026-08-28T08:23:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norwegian-king-harald-v-europes-oldest-reigning-monarch-dies-at-89\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T08:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:54:26","slug":"norwegian-king-harald-v-europes-oldest-reigning-monarch-dies-at-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norwegian-king-harald-v-europes-oldest-reigning-monarch-dies-at-89\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian King Harald V, Europe&#8217;s oldest reigning monarch, dies at 89"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorwegian-king-harald-v-europes-oldest-reigning-monarch-dies-at-89%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2651027&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>King Harald V of Norway passed away at age 89,ending over 35 years on the throne. His death marks the loss of Europe&#8217;s oldest reigning monarch, who was known for his stability amidst Norway\u2019s significant changes, including demographic shifts, an oil boom, and the 2011 terrorist attack. His son,King H\u00e5kon VII,automatically succeeded him as king. Harald, who fled Norway during WWII and was exile at age 3, was notable for his liberal views on social issues and his symbolic motto &#8220;All for Norway.&#8221; his daughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, is the first female heir to the throne since 1412. Norway&#8217;s officials and European leaders expressed deep condolences, praising Harald\u2019s dedication and service to his country.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norwegian <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1851628\/norwegian-kings-sister-dies-in-brazil-at-age-82\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1851628\">King Harald V<\/a> died on Friday at 89 after 35 years on the throne, with his son Haakon VIII becoming king.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harald was a figure of stability in a time of tremendous change and challenges in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/norway\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4025\">Norway<\/a>, including drastic demographic change, an oil boom, and the 2011 terrorist attacks by Anders Breivik. At the time of his death, he was the oldest reigning monarch in Europe, a title he inherited after Queen Elizabeth\u2019s death in 2022 at 96. Harald was Norway\u2019s oldest monarch in a line of monarchs stretching back over 1,150 years.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4703906\/norwegian-king-harald-europe-oldest-reigning-monarch-dies-89\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Norwegian King Harald V, Europe\u2019s oldest reigning monarch, dies at 89<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4703860\/death-toll-rises-in-nepal-china-border-disaster-as-lake-poses-new-flood-threat\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Death toll rises in Nepal-China border disaster as lake poses new flood threat<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4702766\/iceland-referendum-eu-trump-greenland\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>How Trump\u2019s Greenland overtures have spilled into Iceland\u2019s referendum on joining EU<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">FILE \u2013 King Harald V of Norway and his wife Sonja leave the Notre Dame cathedral after attending at the funeral of the Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, in Luxembourg, on May 4, 2019.  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(AP Photo\/Francisco Seco, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is with deep grief that we announce that His Majesty King Harald has passed away,\u201d Norway\u2019s Royal Court said in a Friday statement. \u201cKing Harald died peacefully at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet Friday 28 August at 6:35 AM.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norwegian officials sent outpourings of grief and condolences to the popular royal family, extolling his accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA whole nation is in mourning.\u2009\u2026 For more than three decades as monarch, Harald V demonstrated an unwavering faith in the Norwegian people. He helped us to see the best in ourselves \u2014 and in one another,\u201d Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sent her condolences and support.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor more than three decades, he served his country with warmth, humility and an unwavering sense of duty. In moments of joy and sorrow, he brought Norwegians together,\u201d she said. \u201cHe was a true European and a lifelong servant of his people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Haakon VIII, 53, takes the throne automatically without a coronation, as is the procedure in Norway. He assumes the position at a time of turmoil for the royal family, following several scandals. The new king is popular among the Norwegian people, however, and has served as regent several times when his father was incapacitated due to health issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harald\u2019s death severs another tie with Norway\u2019s recent past. He fled Norway with his father, King Haakon VII, in 1940 during the German invasion of Norway. His father\u2019s decision to refuse to give the royal blessing to Vidkun Quisling\u2019s pro-Axis government served as a major boon to the Norwegian resistance and ensured the country remained a thorn in Adolf Hitler\u2019s side for the duration of the war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harald was 3 years old at the time of his exile, fleeing to safety in the United States while his father fled to the United Kingdom to lead the government-in-exile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harald was unusual among monarchs for his openly liberal stances, including public pleas for the acceptance of refugees and immigrants, LGBT rights, and other progressive social causes. He had little real power, however, with that residing in Norway\u2019s parliament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4600895\/nordics-emerge-as-artificial-intelligence-superpower-viking-model\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4600895\">WHY THE NORDICS ARE EMERGING AS THE WORLD\u2019S AI INFRASTRUCTURE SUPERPOWER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King Haakon VIII has adopted his father\u2019s motto as his own: \u201cAlt for Norge,\u201d meaning \u201cAll for Norway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His daughter, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 20, has become the first female heir to the Norwegian throne since Queen Margaret\u2019s death in 1412.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norwegian King Harald V, 89, dies after 35 years on throne; son Haakon VIII succeeds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2651029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22217328926289.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[84804,84803,84802,84805],"class_list":["post-2651027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-europes-oldest-monarch","tag-harald-v","tag-norwegian-king","tag-royal-death"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22217328926289.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2651027"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2651030,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651027\/revisions\/2651030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2651029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2651027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2651027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2651027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}