The operation was successful. The king is fine, but he still needs to rest, the palace said.
The Norwegian King Harald (87) a temporary pacemaker was inserted in Malaysia.
Oslo Palace announced on Saturday that the reason was the monarch's low heart rate. “The decision was made this morning and the operation was successful.” The king is fine, but he still needs to rest.
The operation will make the journey home safer, Harald's anesthetist said Bjorn Bendz according to the advertisement. The king contracted an infection while on holiday in Malaysia and was taken to hospital there. On Friday, a plane taking him home landed at Langkawi airport.
Crown Prince Haakon intervenes
As it became known on Sunday, Harald has already started his journey home. The 87-year-old will be taken to a hospital in Oslo and will then be on sick leave for two weeks, the royal family said. During this time I will Crown Prince Haakon (50) assume the king's constitutional duties as regent.
A medical plane from Scandinavian airline SAS took off from Langkawi airport on Sunday morning (CET), newspaper Verdens Gang reported. The king is expected in Oslo around midnight, after a stopover in the United Arab Emirates. In addition to the monarch, there was also his wife Queen Sonia (86) on board.
Harald contracted an infection while on holiday in Malaysia and was taken to hospital there. He is Europe's longest-serving monarch. He has been struggling with his health for some time. He was recently plagued by a respiratory infection in the winter. Since 1991, Harald has occupied the Norwegian throne, which he inherited from his father King Olaf V had assumed.