{"id":260125,"date":"2026-08-28T13:41:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T13:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/28\/king-harald-haakon-dies-at-89-succeeded-by-crown-prince\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T13:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T13:41:54","slug":"king-harald-haakon-dies-at-89-succeeded-by-crown-prince","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/28\/king-harald-haakon-dies-at-89-succeeded-by-crown-prince\/","title":{"rendered":"King Harald Haakon Dies at 89, Succeeded by Crown Prince"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Harald Haakon was Europe\u2019s oldest living monarch.<\/p>\n<p>At 89, the king of Norway has died.<\/p>\n<p>He is succeeded by his son, who is currently embroiled in a family scandal.<\/p>\n<p>The late king had a reputation as a reformer. He actually fled Norway and lived in the United States as a child.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"King Harald Haakon and his son in 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-562031 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (L) and His Majesty King Harald of Norway attend the opening of the Total Defence Year 2026 on February 11.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Per Ole Hagen\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-king-harald-haakon-was-89\">King Harald Haakon was 89<\/h2>\n<p>On Friday, August 28, King Harald Haakon died.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with deep grief that we announce that His Majesty King Harald has passed away,\u201d the Royal House of Norway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalcourt.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The statement continued: \u201cKing Harald died peacefully at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet Friday 28 August at 6:35 AM.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harald entered what would be his final hospitalization on August 17.<\/p>\n<p>The aging monarch had a blood infection.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"967\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01.png\" alt=\"A graphic from the Royal House of Norway announcing Harald Haakon's passing.\" class=\"wp-image-562030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01.png 967w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-768x523.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-960x654.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"967\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01.png\" alt=\"A graphic from the Royal House of Norway announcing Harald Haakon's passing.\" class=\"wp-image-562030 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01.png 967w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-768x523.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01-960x654.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0828_haraldhaakon_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">King Harald Haakon passed away on Friday, August 28, 2026.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Royal House of Norway)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Previously, Harald had received a pacemaker.<\/p>\n<p>During a vacation in Malaysia in 2024, the Norwegian monarch fell ill. <\/p>\n<p>Doctors determined that he needed the device, which can restore normal sinus rhythm in patients with specific heart problems.<\/p>\n<p>Later that year, he had shared publicly that he would be reducing his public appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Harald was the head of state since 1991. Born in 1937, he spent much of his childhood in the United States, where FDR granted sanctuary to him, his mother, and his siblings as they fled from the Nazis during World War II.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"JizmmkgaXBE\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/JizmmkgaXBE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Norway's King Harald has died. What happens now?\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/JizmmkgaXBE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Norway's King Harald has died. What happens now?\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Norway's King Harald has died. What happens now?\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-is-the-new-king-of-norway\">Who is the new king of Norway?<\/h2>\n<p>Crown Prince Haakon Magnus will succeed his late father.<\/p>\n<p>He will take on the title of King Haakon VIII.<\/p>\n<p>The new king of Norway is 53. Though this does not make him the picture of youth, he is decades younger than his father. A Gen X monarch.<\/p>\n<p>Harald earned a reputation as a reformer who helped to lead the way towards the lingering monarchies in Europe showing more transparency with the public.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear what sort of royal reputation his son will acquire.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"-T1lbDOcq44\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-T1lbDOcq44\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"First Look At Norway\u2019s New King Haakon After King Harald\u2019s Death | DWS News | AC1F\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-T1lbDOcq44\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"First Look At Norway\u2019s New King Haakon After King Harald\u2019s Death | DWS News | AC1F\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: First Look At Norway\u2019s New King Haakon After King Harald\u2019s Death | DWS News | AC1F\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>However, the new monarch\u2019s wife will become Queen Mette-Marit.<\/p>\n<p>She unfortunately shows up in the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did she email with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/bill-gates-admits-foolish-jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disgraced dead pedophile<\/a>, but met with him multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>She has expressed regret over the association, making her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/bill-gates-admits-foolish-jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">far from the first<\/a>. She, too, insisted that she had no idea what sort of malevolent predator Epstein really was.<\/p>\n<p>Haakon VI\u2019s passing is likely a keen reminder of why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-moving-back-to-uk-sign-of-king-charles-worsening-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prince Harry and Meghan Markle<\/a> probably moved home.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/harald-haakon-norway-europe-oldest-monarch-dies-son-crowned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Harald Haakon was Europe\u2019s oldest living monarch. At 89, the king of Norway has died. He is succeeded by his son, who is currently embroiled in a family scandal. The late king had a reputation as a reformer. He actually fled Norway and lived in the United States as a child. 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