King Harald Last Updated On | 30 Mar 2026
Get well soon Princess Astrid, 94, who is the sister of King Harald of Norway, missed last week's state visit celebrations with the Belgian royal family due to illness
The Norwegian royals hosted the Belgian monarchs for a formal state banquet at the Royal Palace in Oslo as part of a three-day state visit King Harald V was hospitalized overseas, while Crown Princess Mette-Marit might require a transplant King Harald of Norway, 89, was taken to the Hospital Universitario Hospiten Sur in Tenerife on Tuesday night while on holiday with his wife, Queen Sonja The 89-year-old monarch is being treated for an undisclosed infection and dehydration in Spain, the royal palace has said Queen Maxima was captured giving King Harald of Norway a supportive hug as she and her husband, King Willem-Alexander, attended the Winter Olympic Games The Norwegian royal, 88, spoke to the press for the first time since the release of Princess Martha Louise and Durek Verrett's divisive show The Norwegian royal attended a celebration at Gamlehaugen castle alongside Crown Prince Haakon, King Harald and Queen Sonja The Norwegian royal looked so elegant as she joined her parents at a gala dinner The 21-year-old Norwegian royal will move overseas in August Pope Francis was laid to rest on 26 April The Norwegian royal attended her first state banquet King Harald and Queen Sonja kept their relationship a secret for nearly a decade A key family member is absent from the festive portrait King Harald and Queen Sonja often head to the Nobel Prize The monarchy has seen a lot of change over the past few decades with the previous system of agnatic primogeniture being disband The couple tied the knot in Geiranger, Norway earlier on Saturday Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett will tie the knot on Saturday 31 August King Harald's daughter and the sixth-generation shaman are enjoying day two of their wedding celebrations Princess Diana paved the way for LGBTQ+ support from the royals The Crown Prince and Princess will represent the monarch at engagements The Norwegian palace has released a new portrait of King Harald and Queen Sonja and their family His Majesty was transported back to Norway after being hospitalised on holiday in Malaysia The royal was hospitalised in Malaysia earlier this week after falling ill on holiday The monarch's son, Crown Prince Haakon, is acting as regent It comes after Queen Margrethe's bombshell decision We discuss the prospect of a Norwegian abdication in our latest podcast episode Queen Elizabeth II was a second cousin to the Norwegian King The royal's parents are Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon King Harald V was joined on the visit by his wife Queen Sonja King Harald V of Norway was treated for an infection and discharged on Monday King Harald’s last public engagement was on 2 May Prince Joachim and his wife Princess Marie are moving to America The 85-year-old monarch is in stable condition The royal was vaccinated in January 2021 By Heather Cichowski, with files from Zach Harper The royal couple have gone into voluntary isolation King Harald V and Queen Sonja were joined by their children and grandchildren Many are following public health authority advice The King and his wife Queen Sonja will meet King Abdullah and Queen Rania