Norway’s King Harald in hospital with infection, condition stable

Norway's King Harald in hospital

FILE PHOTO: Norway’s King Harald gives the New Year’s speech at the Royal Palace in Oslo, Norway, December 31, 2020. Haakon Mosvold Larsen/NTB Scanpix/via REUTERS

OSLO — Norway’s King Harald has been hospitalized to receive treatment for an infection, the royal household said in a statement on Monday.

The 86-year-old monarch was in a stable condition and will remain in hospital for a few days, it added.

The king had been due to attend a ceremony in Oslo on Monday commemorating the end of World War Two.

King Harald has been Norway’s ceremonial head of state since 1991.

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