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King Harald Vof Norway got to church on Christmas after spending three days in the hospital for an infection.
The King, 85, joined several other members of the royal family for the Sunday service, four days after the Norwegian Royal House announced that he was released from the hospital. Haraldwas admittedthe week before Christmas.
The Norwegian royals celebrated Christmas at Kongsseteren, their private lodge in Oslo where they traditionally spend the holiday. On Dec. 19, the palace announced that King Harald was on sick leave and had checked in to the National Hospital.
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“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. The condition is stable,” thestatementsaid.
On Dec. 21, the palace confirmed that Harald had left the hospital, which is a 15-minute drive from Kongsseteren.
“His Majesty the King has now been discharged from the National Hospital. The king is on the road to recovery, but will take it easy for a few days,” the secondstatementsaid.
It remains to be seen whether or not King Harald will give his traditional New Year’s Eve speech in the coming days. Prior to his hospitalization, December had been a busy month for the monarch.
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On Dec. 10, he attended the Nobel Peace Prize Banquet at Oslo’s Grand Hotel with his wifeQueen Sonja, son Prince Haakon, and daughter-in-law Princess Mette-Marit. Two days later, Harald and Haakon, 49, inaugurated the Double-Track Express train line between Oslo and Ski. On Dec. 13, the King attended a pre-Christmas church service for the King’s Guard at Oslo Cathedral.
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The King also underwent surgery in 2003 for bladder cancer and another operation for heart valve problems in 2005.
Prince Haakon, who is first in line to the Norwegian throne, has briefly assumed the responsibilities of the King on several occasions.
source: people.com
