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King Harald returns to work following heart surgery

King Harald has been back at work for the first time following successful heart surgery last month. King Harald was declared healthy enough to be able to resume duties from 1 November, Oslo’s Royal Palace said in a short statement to the press and on November 5, the monarch was back at the Royal Palace in Oslo to receive Norway’s Foreign Minister for an audience. Queen Sonja and Crown…
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King Harald is healthy enough to resume his duties

King Harald has recovered from his heart surgery in October and is now back at work. King Harald was declared healthy enough to be able to resume duties from 1 November, Oslo’s Royal Palace said in a short statement to the press. According to the program published…
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King Harald of Norway discharged from hospital following successful heart surgery

His Majesty King Harald of Norway was discharged from hospital on Monday following his successful heart-operation last Friday. The news was announced in a press release form the Royal Court on Monday afternoon. The full statement form the Royal Court states: “The King is in good shape and is returning home from Rikshospitalet today, says the King’s life doctor, chief physician Bjørn…
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King Harald’s heart surgery a success

On Friday morning, His Majesty King Harald underwent heart surgery to replace a heart valve he first had operated on in 2005. It has now been confirmed that His Majesty’s operation is complete and was successful. The full statement from the Royal Court states…
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King Harald to undergo heart surgery

King Harald is to undergo heart surgery on Friday. The news was announced on Thursday afternoon by the Royal Court. The King will have the heart valve he had operated on in 2005 replaced. His Majesty was admitted to Rikshospitalet hospital this morning ahead of the procedure. In 2005, the King underwent an operation on the valve between the heart and the main artery – the aortic valve.
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King Harald discharged from hospital

King Harald has been discharged from hospital three days after he was admitted on Friday morning. The King is said to have entered his black limousine without help. Shortly afterwards, the car left the area, escorted by two cars from the royal bodyguards. The press could see…
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King Harald contributes to a new book about himself

A new special book about King Harald will be published this autumn, and the King of Norway himself contributed much to the upcoming book. Former newspaper-editor Harald Stanghelle is the author of the book, and beforehand, he had not thought that the King would want to be…
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King Harald becomes patron of Norwegian TV charity broadcast

Each year a member of the Norwegian Royal Family becomes the patron of state television channel NRK’s charity broadcast. Last year, it was Queen Sonja. It’s just been announced that in 2020, King Harald will take on the role. The NRK TV charity campaign of 2020 will support the WWF (the Worldwide Fund for Nature) and its efforts to combat plastic in the sea. One third of the plastic in…
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