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Norway’s King Harald landed in Oslo on Sunday after flying home from Malaysia on a medical evacuation plane, live television pictures showed.
The 87-year-old had been hospitalised for an infection while on a private trip in the resort island of Langkawi. He received a temporary pacemaker on Saturday.
Europe’s oldest reigning monarch was expected to be transferred to a hospital in Oslo.
“He will stay in the hospital for a few days for treatment and rest,” the royal household said in a statement on Sunday.

It was previously said the king was expected to be on sick leave for two weeks. Crown Prince Haakon has been presiding in his father’s absence.
The king was hospitalised in Malaysia for an infection during a private holiday in the northern resort island of Langkawi, the royal house said on Tuesday.
He underwent surgery at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital on Saturday to implant a temporary pacemaker due to a low heart rate, according to the royal house.
Norwegian media outlets said Harald travelled to Malaysia with his wife, Queen Sonja, to celebrate his 87th birthday.

King Harald, Norway’s ceremonial head of state since 1991, is Europe’s oldest living monarch. He has repeatedly been hospitalised with infections in recent years and has undergone heart surgery.
According to Norwegian news agency NTB, which cited information from Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, the king’s transport back to Norway will cost an estimated 2 million Norwegian kroner (US$190,000), which will be taken from the defence budget.
The ageing Norwegian monarch has suffered from frail health over the past few years, and has been admitted to hospital for treatment on numerous occasions.
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Harald, who has been seen using crutches, had an operation to replace a heart valve in October 2020 after being hospitalised with breathing difficulties.
Harald has repeatedly said he has no plans to abdicate, unlike his second cousin Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, who stepped down earlier this year. The heir to the Norwegian throne, Crown Prince Haakon, has stepped in and taken over his father’s duties while he is hospitalised.
Harald’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.
The country’s first native-born king since the 14th century, he married a commoner as a prince and won hearts in his egalitarian country by leading the mourning in 2011 for the victims of mass killer Anders Behring Breivik.
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King Harald, 87, was hospitalised for an infection while on a holiday in Langkawi, the royal house said
Europe’s oldest reigning monarch underwent an operation on Saturday to implant a temporary pacemaker due to a low heart rate, it added


King Harald, 87, was hospitalised for an infection while on a holiday in Langkawi, the royal house said. He was expected to be transferred to a hospital in Oslo on arrival in Norway.


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