King Harald of Norway has died aged 89, after more than three decades on the throne. The palace confirmed the death of the monarch, who was a great-great-grandchild of Britain's Queen Victoria, on Friday. King Harald had been Europe's oldest living monarch, and was taken to hospital on 17 August, where he was treated for a bacterial infection in his blood. "King Harald passed away peacefully at Oslo University Hospital on Friday 28 August, 06:35 (local time)," the royal palace said. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Why not listen to one of our podcasts? This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy or Ed Conway's Stuff Matters, available here: https://podfollow.com/stuff-matters To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales