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• Norway's King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved, extrovert father over more than three decades on the throne, died on Friday at the age of 89, the royal palace said, at a time of multiple crises for the Norwegian royal family.S1
• Norway's King Harald V has died at the age of 89, bringing an end to more than three decades on the throne and closing one of the most distinctive chapters in the modern history of the Norwegian monarchy. Harald died on August 28 at Oslo University Hospital af...S2
• The government also announced a period of national mourning until the king was buried.S3
• His son Haakon will be Norway’s fourth king since the country gained independence from Sweden in 1905, with Mette-Marit as his queenS4
• Haakon VIII becomes Norway's king after the death of his father Harald. Here's what happens next and some facts about the passing of the crown.S5
• 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. He was 89.S6
• Norways King Harald V dies at ending a reign of reform and resilienceS7
• Norway's King Harald, the first king born in Norway in seven centuries, passed away in an Oslo hospital after a short illness at the age of 89.S8