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Norway's King Harald Taken to Hospital in Spain
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Add as preferred source on GoogleNorway's King Harald, 89, was hospitalised in Tenerife with an infection and dehydration, the palace said. He has served as Norway's ceremonial head of state since 1991.
OSLO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Norway's King Harald is in hospital on the Spanish island of Tenerife suffering from an infection and dehydration, the royal palace said in a statement on Tuesday.
The 89-year-old monarch has been Norway's ceremonial head of state since 1991.
(Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Nerijus Adomaitis)
Norway's King Harald has been hospitalised in Tenerife, Spain, due to an infection and dehydration, according to a statement from the royal palace.
He is 89 years old and serves as Norway's ceremonial head of state, a position he has held since 1991.
He is being treated on the Spanish island of Tenerife. The palace cited an infection and dehydration as the reasons for his hospitalisation.
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