King Harald of Norway is in the hospital because he got sick while he was on vacation in Malaysia.
The king, 87, was going on a private trip overseas to celebrate his birthday but got sick before he could go. He went to Sultanah Maliha Hospital on Langkawi island in Malaysia, the Norwegian royal house said on Tuesday.
Two days before King Harald V’s birthday last week, the palace said he was going on a trip to another country, but they didn’t say when or where he was going.
There isn’t much information about his condition, but the prince is getting good care from doctors in Malaysia and Norway.
King Harald, who is the oldest monarch in Europe, has been sick a lot recently and had heart surgery last year. He was in the hospital last May to treat another infection.
Prince Haakon will continue doing the things he had already planned to do in his country.
The Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre, said he felt ‘sad’ to hear that the king is in the hospital and hopes he gets better soon.
King Harald, who is related to King Charles III of Britain, became Norway’s ceremonial leader in 1991 and said that he doesn’t want to give up his position.
Queen Margrethe of Denmark, 83, stopped being the queen after 52 years. Her son Frederik took over last month.
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Europe’s oldest king in hospital following an infection
