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MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty
King Harald Vof Norway made a quick recovery after falling while greetingQueen Margretheof Denmark.
The tumble occurred as he and his wife,Queen Sonja, began an official visit on Thursday.According to the Royal Watcher, the Norwegian royals traveled to Denmark to attend a Norwegian Business Delegation with a focus on Danish-Norwegian relations.
Although King Harald was pictured walking with the aid of crutches, he appeared unharmed from the fall, as he was photographed laughing while conversing with Queen Margrethe.
For the event, the king and queenmade their arrivalvia the royal yacht Norge. The king was dressed in a black suit, with a white shirt, and a red tie. The queen wore a dark blue dress with white polka dots.
Since his ascension to the throne in Jan. 1991. the king’s health has often been in the spotlight.
During the Christmas holiday, the king wasadmitted to the hospital with an infection.
Thepalace announced his hospitalization, expressing in a statement, “The king has been diagnosed with an infection which must be treated with intravenous antibiotics and will therefore remain at Rikshospitalet for a few days.” An infection also caused him to have ahospital stay in August.
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Before his hospital stays, he underwent a leg operation in January and tested positive for COVID-19 in March. He also underwent surgery in 2003 for bladder cancer and a procedure for heart valve problems in 2005, causingPrince Haakon, who is first in line to the Norwegian throne, to briefly assume the responsibilities of the king on several occasions.
source: people.com
