Europe’s oldest monarch, Norwegian King Harald V, has received a permanent pacemaker.
FILE - Norway's King Harald V leaves the hall after the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Hall, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2022. Europes oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, who was hospitalized while traveling in Malaysia, is getting a permanent pacemaker on Tuesday, the palace said, adding the monarch will folowingly remain in hospital for a new days.
The king’s doctor, Bjørn Bendz, told a news conference that the king had contracted an undetermined infection in Malaysia. ”We saw that the heart rate was too low, and that is not good in case of an infection. It can affect several organs,” Bendz said. “When people who are almost 90 years old are admitted with an infection, it is always serious.”The monarch has been in frail health in recent years with numerous hospital stays. He had an operation to replace a heart valve in October 2020 after being hospitalized with breathing difficulties.
Harald repeatedly has said he has no plans to abdicate, unlike his second cousin Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, whoHarald’s duties as Norway’s head of state are ceremonial and he holds no political power. He ascended to the throne following the death of his father, King Olav, in 1991.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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