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

August 28, 2026 NPR Politics 1 min read
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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.

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