The 89-year-old had been hospitalised since 17 August with haemolytic anaemia and later developed a bacterial blood infection. #EuropeNews

Crowds gathered outside the royal palace in Oslo and political leaders cancelled trips outside the country to return to the capital and show respect for Harald, who reigned for 35…

Norway mourns beloved king, Europe's oldest monarch, as his son succeeds him; Herzog hails king’s ‘loyalty and devotion'

King Harald was Europe's oldest monarch and Norway's ceremonial head of state since 1991