Norway’s King Harald Discharged From Hospital After Receiving Pacemaker
King Harald V of Norway has been discharged from an Oslo hospital after receiving a pacemaker this week, the palace said Thursday.
The 87-year-old—Europe’s oldest monarch—is “doing well” following the procedure, the royal court said in a statement. He will now remain on “sick leave” until April 8 with his 50-year-old son, Crown Prince Haakan, taking over the king’s royal duties during his rest and recuperation period.
Harald was given the permanent pacemaker Tuesday after he became ill with an infection last month during a vacation in Malaysia. He was given a temporary pacemaker “due to a low heart rate,” the palace said, while he was still in the Southeast Asian country on March 2. Harald’s personal physician, Bjørn Bendz, said the temporary device would make his return flight to Norway safer.