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Norway’s King Harald dies aged 89 (www.theguardian.com)
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King Harald V of Norway, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, has died aged 89, the royal palace in Oslo has announced. He was succeeded immediately by his son, King Haakon VIII.

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[–] rottenmummy@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

Again Grim Reaper, not the one I told you about.

[–] user_name@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

His wife was close with Epstein even after his conviction, so she must have known. Did he know, why was he fine with that friendship?

[–] UncleArthur@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

According to Terry Pratchett, the speed of succession is the fastest thing in the universe, easily beating the speed of light.

[–] teagrrl@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

Looking forward to the next monarch death!

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchies_in_Europe