Harald V of Norway
Harald V (born February 21, 1937) became King of Norway in 1991. The son of Olav V and of Princess Märtha of Sweden, Harald was born at Skaugum, near Oslo. He is the first King of Norway to have been born in the country since King Olav IV was born there in 1370, and he is also a descendant of Joséphine de Beauharnais, the first wife of Napoleon.
Harald lived in Washington, DC during World War II, but returned to Norway to complete his education at the Norwegian Military Academy and then at Balliol College, Oxford. Harald married a commoner, Sonja Haraldsen, in 1968, a marriage which sparked much public controversy. The couple have two children, Princess Märtha Louise and Crown Prince Haakon Magnus.
Harald became King of Norway upon the death of his father on January 17, 1991.
An avid sailor, Harald represented Norway in the yachting events in the Olympic Games several times during his Crown Prince years, and carried the Norwegian flag at the opening parade of the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964. With his sailing crew he has won world championship bronze, silver and gold medals, in 1988, 1982 and 1987, respectively.
On monday December 1, 2003, King Harald was announced to be suffering of cancer of the bladder. A successful operation where his bladder was removed and a new one constructed took place December 8 at Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo. The King will be on sick leave from all official duties for two to three months. Crown Prince Haakon is the regent during King Harald's illness and convalescence.
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