Hundreds gather in Oslo to support Norway’s King Harald V

No Comment Video. Hundreds gather in Oslo to support Norway’s King Harald V Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 28/08/2026 - 0:56 GMT+2 Hundreds gather outside Oslo’s Royal Palace with flowers and candles as concern grows over King Harald V’s worsening health. Norway’s King Harald V, 89, is in an “extremely serious” condition after his health deteriorated while he was being treated at Oslo University Hospital. Europe’s oldest reigning monarch has been in hospital since 17 August with haemolytic anaemia, later complicated by a bacterial bloodstream infection. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The worsening condition prompted Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon, who is serving as regent, to cancel their official engagements and go to the King’s bedside, alongside other members of the royal family. The news also prompted an outpouring of public support in Oslo. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Royal Palace, where they laid flowers, lit candles and left handwritten messages and drawings for the King. Similar gatherings were reported in other Norwegian cities as people waited for further updates on his health. The deterioration also prompted senior government figures to change their plans. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre cancelled a planned trip to Germany, saying he stood with the country in sending his thoughts to the King and the royal family. Parliament Speaker Masud Gharahkhani also cut short a visit abroad to return to Norway. Harald has been Norway’s king since 1991 and has faced a series of health problems in recent years, including surgery to fit a permanent pacemaker. He has reduced his official schedule but has repeatedly ruled out abdication, saying the oath he took before Norway’s parliament was a lifelong commitment. Norway royal family King Health royalty European monarchies Top stories Now playing Next Hundreds gather in Oslo to support Norway’s King Harald V Now playing Next Catastrophic Nepal floods and landslides in Nuwakot leave hundreds still missing Now playing Next China: Video shows mudslide surging through Gyirong port Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | August 27th, 2026 – Evening Now playing Next Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' Now playing Next Draghi’s new Rhine Group wants to fix Europe. But how? Now playing Next Russia’s overnight drone barrage ignites fires across Ukrainian cities Now playing Next Carney to address European Parliament as Canada pivots away from Trump Now playing Next Nepal flash flood: dramatic footage shows Rasuwa valley engulfed Now playing Next No military vessels will be allowed in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran says Now playing Next Hundreds missing as flash floods tear through Nepal Now playing Next La Tomatina 2026: thousands turn Spanish town red in annual tomato fight Now playing Next The Middle Corridor's growing role in global trade Now playing Next Rival leaders of divided Cyprus agree to meet weekly after UN chief's visit Now playing Next Is Spain facing another major earthquake? A geologist tells Euronews about the risks Now playing Next Gamescom 2026 opens in Cologne with record exhibitors and visitors ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Nepal flash flood: dramatic footage shows Rasuwa valley engulfed No Comment La Tomatina 2026: thousands turn Spanish town red in annual tomato fight No Comment Hundreds missing as flash floods tear through Nepal No Comment Flowers and memories: Fans pay tribute to Dolly Parton Culture news Gdansk Shipyard: Art atelier fights to save site's historical legacy amid redevelopment threat Tech News Gamescom: Germany is Europe’s largest video game market Art Polka dots, infinity rooms and phallic sculptures: Yayoi Kusama’s art in pictures Culture news Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, famed for her polka dots, dies aged 97 Nepal Around 1,300 people missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by a glacial collapse Iran Iran to allow no military ships in Hormuz under potential deal with Oman Europe News Mark Carney to address European Parliament as Canada turns to Brussels amid Trump’s tariff hammer Culture news Tim Curry, legendary star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ and 'It', dies aged 80 ADVERTISEMENT Grand Voyager Grand Voyager | Exploring Bodrum and the Aegean Coast Tech News Meta agrees to pay $17bn in landmark US child-safety settlement deal Europe News Drought exposes fossils and wartime shipwrecks along Danube River Europe News Belgian fries under threat as potatoes shrink in heat Iran US 'will achieve nothing' with its economic chokehold, Tehran says Europe News EU countries face nearly €41bn in extra fossil fuel costs as Hormuz crisis exposes energy vulnerability Nepal At least 160 dead and hundreds missing after floods strike Nepal-China border Health news This tiny robot could help deliver drugs, dissolve blood clots and detect cancer ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT