00:00Norway's King Harald V has died at the age of 89, with the royal palace saying he passed away peacefully
00:07on Friday.
00:08The palace said the king died at 6.35 a.m. local time at the National Hospital in Oslo, where
00:15he had been receiving treatment.
00:17The royal flag at the palace was lowered to half-staff following the announcement.
00:22Harald had been admitted to hospital on August 17 for a medical examination.
00:27The palace later said he was being treated with cortisone for hemolytic anemia, a blood disorder that had caused fluid
00:34to build up in his body.
00:37His condition later worsened after he developed a bacterial infection in his bloodstream.
00:42Crown Prince Hakon has immediately succeeded his father as Norway's monarch in accordance with the country's constitutional rules.
00:50The government is expected to meet the new king during an extraordinary council of state at the royal palace, where
00:57his official royal name will also be announced.
01:00Under the Norwegian constitution, the new monarch must also take an oath before parliament.
01:06Norway does not hold coronation ceremonies.
01:10Harald became king on January 17, 1991, following the death of his father, King Olav V.
01:18He served as Norway's head of state for more than 35 years and was Europe's oldest reigning monarch at the
01:25time of his death.
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