Thousands of people gather at a makeshift memorial to pay tribute to King Harald V of Norway who passed away, at the Royal Palace square in Oslo on August 28, 2026.
King Harald V of Norway, who died on August 28, 2026 aged 89, remained a unifying figure in his country until the very end, a pillar of stability amid a string of family scandals that tarnished the final years of his reign. ODD ANDERSEN / AFP
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Laying flowers and embracing, thousands of people gathered in Oslo on Friday to pay their respects to Norway’s King Harald, who died on Friday aged 89 after a reign of three and a half decades.
Harald’s 53-year-old son immediately succeeded him on the throne, announcing he would reign under the name King Haakon VIII.
