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Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII

King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen to marry his school sweetheart, died Friday. He was 89. (Produced by Elaine Carroll) Norway’s…

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King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen to marry his school sweetheart, died Friday. He was 89. (Produced by Elaine Carroll)

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Norway’s King Harald arrives at a central London hotel for a pre-royal wedding dinner hosted by Lady Elizabeth Anson and attended by members of the British royal family and foreign royal families, in London, on April, 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

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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. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

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Flowers and Norway’s flags are laid at the Palace Square in Oslo, Friday, Aug. 26, 2026 (Ole Berg-Rusten/NTB Scanpix via AP)

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Norway’s Crown Prince Harald, with his wife Crown Princess Sonja, present their new daughter Princess Martha Louise, in the Central Hospital, Oslo, Sept. 25, 1971, Princess Martha was born on Sept. 22. (AP Photo, file)

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Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja arrive at a gala dinner to celebrate their 80th birthdays, at the Royal Palace in Oslo…

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