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{{Short description|King of Norway since 1991}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Harald V
| image        = King Harald V 2021.jpg
| alt          = Photograph of Harald V
| caption      = Harald in 2021
| succession   = [[King of Norway]]
| reign        = 17 January 1991 – present
| cor-type     = [[Benediction]]
| coronation   = 23 June 1991{{Efn|Coronation requirement discarded by constitutional amendment in 1908. Harald V swore the Royal Oath in the [[Storting]] on 21 January 1991 and received the benediction in the [[Nidaros Cathedral]] on 23 June.}}
| predecessor  = [[Olav V]]
| suc-type     = [[Heir apparent]]
| successor    = [[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway|Haakon]]
| succession1  = [[List of regents#Norway|Regent of Norway]]
| reign1       = 1 June 1990 – 17 January 1991
| reign-type1  = Regency
| regent1      = Olav V
| reg-type1    = Monarch
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1937|2|21|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Skaugum]], Akershus, Norway
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Queen Sonja of Norway|Sonja Haraldsen]]|29 August 1968}}
| issue-link   = #Issue
| issue        = {{ubl|[[Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Princess Märtha Louise]]|[[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway|Crown Prince Haakon]]}}
| house        = [[House of Glücksburg|Glücksburg]]
| father       = [[Olav V|Olav V of Norway]]
| mother       = [[Princess Märtha of Sweden|Märtha of Sweden]]
| religion     = [[Church of Norway]]
| signature    = Harald V of Norway Signature.svg
| module       = {{infobox sportsperson | embed=yes
| medaltemplates  = 
{{MedalSport | [[Sailing (sport)|Sailing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{Flagu|Norway}} }}
{{Medal|Comp|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|1987 World Championship|Sailing}}
{{Medal|Silver|1982 World Championship|Sailing}}
{{Medal|Bronze|1988 World Championship |Sailing}}
{{Medal|Comp|European Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2005 European Championship|Sailing}}
}}
}}
{{Norwegian Royal Family}}
'''Harald V''' ({{langx|no|Harald den femte}}, {{IPA|no|ˈhɑ̂rːɑɫ dɛn ˈfɛ̂mtə}};<ref>{{cite book|last=Berulfsen|first=Bjarne|title=Norsk Uttaleordbok|language=no|year=1969|publisher=[[Aschehoug|H. Aschehoug & Co (W Nygaard)]]|location=Oslo|pages=64, 91, 129}}</ref> born 21 February 1937) is [[King of Norway]], reigning since 1991.

A member of the [[House of Glücksburg]], Harald was the third child and only son of [[Olav V|King Olav V of Norway]] and [[Princess Märtha of Sweden]]. He was second in the [[Succession to the Norwegian throne|line of succession]] at the time of his birth, behind his father. In 1940, as a result of the [[German occupation of Norway|German occupation]] during World War II, the royal family went into exile. Harald spent part of his childhood in Sweden and the United States. He returned to Norway in 1945, and subsequently studied for periods at the [[University of Oslo]], the [[Norwegian Military Academy]], and [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. A keen sportsman, Harald represented Norway in sailing at the [[Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre|1964]], [[Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre|1968]], and [[Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Soling|1972 Olympic Games]], and later became patron of [[World Sailing]].

Following the death of his paternal grandfather [[Haakon VII|King Haakon VII]] in 1957, Harald became crown prince as his father became King Olav V. He married [[Queen Sonja of Norway|Sonja Haraldsen]] in 1968; their relationship having initially been controversial due to her status as a [[commoner]]. They have two children, their elder child [[Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise]] and their younger child [[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway|Haakon]], who is heir apparent due to the [[male-preference primogeniture]] used in Norway at the time of his birth. In 1990, when his father's health started declining, Harald became [[List of regents#Norway|regent]] and thus took most of the powers of the monarchy while Olav remained the ''de facto'' monarch. Following his father's death in 1991, Harald officially ascended to the throne. He was the first Norwegian monarch born in Norway since [[Olaf IV of Norway|Olav IV]] in 1367, a span of nearly 600 years.

Key events in Harald's reign were the start of the [[21st century]] and [[third millennium]] and the [[2011 Norway attacks]]. During his reign, he has also suffered from health problems, with his son, [[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway|Crown Prince Haakon]], acting as regent four times between 2003 and 2024. Since 2024, Harald has been Norway's oldest-reigning monarch, surpassing his father; since the [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|death of Elizabeth II]] in 2022, he is also the oldest-reigning monarch in Europe.

== Early life and education ==
=== Birth ===
[[File:92. Kronprinsesse Märtha med prins Harald - no-nb digifoto 20160108 00289 bldsa pk kgl0027.jpg|thumb|Harald with his mother [[Princess Märtha of Sweden|Crown Princess Märtha]] in 1937]]
Harald was born at the [[Skaugum]] estate during the reign of his grandfather King [[Haakon VII]] and was baptised in the [[Slottskapellet (Oslo)|Royal Chapel]] of the [[Royal Palace, Oslo|Royal Palace]] in [[Oslo]] on 31 March 1937 by Bishop Johan Lunde. His godparents were: his paternal grandparents King Haakon VII and [[Queen Maud of Norway]]; his maternal grandparents [[Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland|Prince Carl]] and [[Princess Ingeborg of Denmark|Princess Ingeborg of Sweden]]; his maternal uncle [[King Leopold III of Belgium]]; [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] and King [[George VI]] of the United Kingdom; and [[Ingrid of Sweden|Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark]]. His parents already had two daughters, [[Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen|Princess Ragnhild]] and [[Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner|Princess Astrid]].

At the time of Harald's birth, he was second in line of [[succession to the Norwegian throne]] following his father, [[Crown Prince Olav]].

=== Second World War ===
[[File:139. Prins Harald - no-nb digifoto 20160108 00334 bldsa pk kgl0090.jpg|thumb|left|Prince Harald in 1943|upright]]
In 1940 the entire royal family had to flee Oslo because of the [[Operation Weserübung|German invasion]]. It was deemed safer for the family to split up. The King and Crown Prince Olav would remain in Norway and the Crown Princess was to make her way to Sweden with the three children. The latter party reached Sweden on the night of 10 April, but although Crown Princess Märtha was Swedish-born, they encountered problems at the border station. According to Princess Astrid and others who were present, they were admitted only after the driver threatened to ram the border gate. Another account does not describe the escape so dramatically.<ref name="Hegge">[[Per Egil Hegge|Hegge, Per Egil]]; Harald V, En biografi; N.W. Damm & Søn AS; 2006.</ref> However, when the King and Crown Prince inquired of Swedish foreign minister [[Christian Günther]] whether they could sleep one night in Sweden without being interned, their request was refused.<ref name="Hegge" />

Harald spent the following days in [[Sälen]] before moving to [[Prince Carl Bernadotte]]'s home in [[Frötuna]] on 16 April. On 26 April the group moved to [[Drottningholm]] in [[Stockholm]]. [[King Gustaf V]] has been accounted to have had an amicable relationship with his Norwegian guests, but the topic of the war in Norway was not to be raised. However, influential Swedish politicians, including Minister of Justice [[Karl Gustaf Westman|Westman]], wanted the Crown Princess and Prince Harald to be sent back to Norway so he could be proclaimed King by the Germans.<ref name="Hegge" /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,764542,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202190409/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,764542,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2009|title=Kidnapper Foiled?|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=2 September 1940|access-date=17 January 2009}}</ref> After the King and Crown Prince had to leave Norway on 7 June they felt Sweden might not be the best place for the rest of the family, and started planning for them to go to the United States. On 17 August the Crown Princess and her children left for the United States from [[Pechengsky District|Petsamo]], Finland, aboard the United States Army transport ship {{SS|American Legion|1919|2}}.<ref name="Hegge" />

Harald, his mother, and his sisters lived in [[Washington, D.C.]] during the war,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Non-Political Campaign|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,764591-2,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203201002/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,764591-2,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2009|magazine=Time|page=2|date=9 September 1940|access-date=17 January 2009}}</ref> while his father, Crown Prince Olav, and his grandfather, King Haakon, stayed in London with the Norwegian government-in-exile. One of the notable events he remembers from that time is standing behind [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] when he was [[Fourth inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt|sworn in for his fourth term]] on the South Portico of the [[White House]] in 1945. Such childhood experiences are reflected in a trace of an American accent when he speaks English.<ref name="nyt1971">[https://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/14/archives/those-apprentice-kings-and-queens-who-may-one-day-ascend-a-throne.html?sq=akihito%2520%2520and%2520Windsor&scp=1&st=cse "Those Apprentice Kings and Queens Who May – One Day – Ascend a Throne"], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814234830/https://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/14/archives/those-apprentice-kings-and-queens-who-may-one-day-ascend-a-throne.html?sq=akihito%20%20and%20Windsor&scp=1&st=cse |date=14 August 2018 }} ''[[The New York Times]]''. 14 November 1971.</ref> The Doris Kearns Goodwin book ''No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the Home Front in World War II'' contains a picture of the King (then Prince) playing with FDR's dog, [[Fala (dog)|Fala]], on the [[North Lawn]] of the White House in 1944.

Harald visited Norwegian servicemen training in the United States. The prince also made visits outside America, travelling north to visit Norwegian personnel at the training base "[[Little Norway]]" in Ontario, Canada. He attended The White Hall Country School from 1943. Prince Harald returned to Norway with his family at the war's end in 1945.

=== Return ===
In the autumn of 1945 he was enrolled in third grade of Smestad skole as the first member of the royal family to attend a public (state) school.

His [[Confirmation]] took place on 10 May 1953 at the Chapel of [[Akershus Castle]].

Amidst this when he was only 17 years old in 1954, his mother died of cancer. The Crown Princess's death was a tremendous loss for him and his family as well as for Norway,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.html?tid=28675|title=Crown Princess Märtha (1901–1954)|work=Norwegian Royal House|access-date=7 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616030151/http://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.html?tid=28675|archive-date=16 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and he named his [[Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|daughter]] Märtha to honour her memory. Four years later in 1958 he would lose his maternal grandmother, [[Princess Ingeborg of Denmark]].

== Crown Prince ==
[[File:117. H.K.H. Prins Harald - no-nb digifoto 20160111 00010 bldsa pk kgl0080.jpg|thumb|left|Prince Harald as a student in the Cavalry Officers' Candidate School, Trandum, 1956/1957]]
In 1955 he graduated from [[Oslo katedralskole]] and in the autumn of that year, Harald began studies at the [[University of Oslo]]. He later attended the Cavalry Officers' Candidate School at [[Trandum]]<!--in [[Ullensaker]], but we should write a small article about Trandum as well-->, followed by enrollment at the [[Norwegian Military Academy]], from which he graduated in 1959.  On 21 September 1957 at the death of his grandfather, Harald became crown prince at the age of 20 and he attended the [[Council of State (Norway)|Council of State]] for the first time six days later and took the oath to the Constitution of Norway on 21 February 1958. In the same year, he also served as regent in the King's absence for the first time.
[[File:John Gorton and Harald V.jpg|thumb|Crown Prince Harald with Australian Prime Minister [[John Gorton]] in 1970]]
In 1960, Harald entered [[Balliol College, Oxford]] where he studied history, economics and politics.<ref name="nyt1971" /> He was a keen [[rower]] during his student days at Oxford and was taught to row by fellow student and friend [[Nick Bevan]], later a leading British school rowing coach. In 1960, he also made his first official journey abroad, visiting the United States in connection with the fiftieth anniversary of the [[The American-Scandinavian Foundation|American Scandinavian Foundation]]. An avid sailor,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,875198,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222091545/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,875198,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2008|title=Victory by Design|date=27 September 1963|magazine=Time|access-date=17 January 2009|page=1}}</ref> Harald represented Norway in the [[yachting]] events of the [[Summer Olympics]] in [[Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics|Tokyo in 1964]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,898168-2,00.html|title=People: Jun. 26, 1964|date=26 June 1964|magazine=Time|access-date=24 November 2022|page=2}}</ref> [[Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics|Mexico City in 1968]],<ref name="nyt1971" /> and [[Sailing at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Munich in 1972]]. The Crown Prince carried the Norwegian flag at the opening parade of the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]. Harald is an honorary president of the [[International Soling Association]].

=== Marriage ===
{{main|Wedding of Harald, Crown Prince of Norway, and Sonja Haraldsen}}
Harald married [[Sonja Haraldsen]] at [[Oslo Domkirke]] in Oslo on 29 August 1968. The pair had dated for nine years, but Olav was reluctant to allow his son to marry a [[commoner]]. Olav only relented when Harald told his father that if he was not allowed to marry Sonja he would not marry at all. This would have ended the reign of his family and the Norwegian monarchy, as Harald was the sole heir to the throne. The couple had two children, [[Princess Märtha Louise]] and [[Crown Prince Haakon]], [[heir apparent]] to the Norwegian throne.

== Reign ==
On the death of his father on 17 January 1991, Harald [[The king is dead, long live the king!|succeeded]] to the Norwegian throne. He became the first Norwegian-born monarch since [[Olav IV]] died in 1387, a gap of 604 years. Harald is the sixth King of Norway to bear that name, and the first in 855 years. The five other kings who have borne the name are [[Harald Fairhair]], [[Harald Greycloak]], [[Harald Bluetooth]], [[Harald Hardrada]], and [[Harald Gille]]. Harald Bluetooth is usually not given a number in the [[List of Norwegian monarchs|Norwegian list of kings]], therefore Harald is 'only' numbered as ''Harald V''. King Harald made the decision to use his grandfather and father's royal motto, "[[List of Norwegian monarchs' mottos|Alt for Norge]]". The King also chose to continue the tradition of royal [[benediction]], a tradition that had been introduced with his [[Olav V of Norway|father]], and was consecrated together with [[Queen Sonja]] in the [[Nidaros Cathedral]] on 23 June 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.html?tid=28733&sek=27278|title=The Consecration of King Harald and Queen Sonja|website=kongehuset.no|language=no|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228232601/http://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.html?tid=28733&sek=27278|archive-date=28 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The reign of King Harald has been marked by modernization and reform for the [[Norwegian Royal family]]. The King has cooperated closely with Queen Sonja and the Crown Prince in making the [[royal household]] more open to the Norwegian public and the [[Norwegian media]]. King Harald's decision to accept two more commoners into the royal family, [[Crown Princess Mette-Marit]] and [[Ari Behn]], has been interpreted as a sign of modernization and adjustment.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/_-a-si-at-vi-ikke-er-apne_-er-rett-og-slett-feil-1.12571148|title=– Å si at vi ikke er åpne, er rett og slett feil|work=NRK|access-date=29 December 2017|language=nb-NO|archive-date=3 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403001031/http://www.nrk.no/norge/_-a-si-at-vi-ikke-er-apne_-er-rett-og-slett-feil-1.12571148|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kommentar/i/paAQW/Stanghelle-Kong-Harald-star-frem-som-mannen-som-forstar-sin-egen-tid|title=Stanghelle: "Kong Harald står frem som mannen som forstår sin egen tid"|work=Aftenposten|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112459/https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kommentar/i/paAQW/Stanghelle-Kong-Harald-star-frem-som-mannen-som-forstar-sin-egen-tid|archive-date=29 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Under King Harald and Queen Sonja's leadership, comprehensive renovation projects on the [[Bygdøy Royal Estate]], the [[Royal Palace, Oslo|Royal Palace]], [[The Queen Sonja Art Stable|the royal stables]] and [[Oscarshall]] have also taken place. The latter three have also been opened to the public and tourists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalcourt.no/nyhet.html?tid=121732&sek=27262&scope=27248|title=The Royal Palace is open to the public|website=royalcourt.no|language=en|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112526/http://www.royalcourt.no/nyhet.html?tid=121732&sek=27262&scope=27248|archive-date=29 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Together with Queen Sonja, the king has also for decades attempted to establish a [[palace museum]] in [[Oslo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/article/ap-lmAL.html|title=Kongehusekspert Kjell Arne Totland skriver: Gi kongeparet et permanent slottsmuseum|last=Totl|first=Kjell Arne|website=Aftenposten|date=19 July 2015|language=nb-NO|access-date=27 December 2018}}{{dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/ytring/pa-tide-med-et-slottsmuseum-1.14351475|title=På tide med et slottsmuseum|last=Moxnes|first=Agnes|date=27 December 2018|website=NRK|language=nb-NO|access-date=27 December 2018|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108113638/https://www.nrk.no/ytring/pa-tide-med-et-slottsmuseum-1.14351475|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Constitutional role ===
{{Main|Monarchy of Norway}}[[File:Harald of Norway.jpg|thumb|King Harald, [[Laura Bush]], [[George W. Bush]], and Queen Sonja, 2005]]
[[File:Harald V of Norway and Mauricio Macri March 2018.jpg|alt=|thumb|King Harald V with [[Mauricio Macri]], [[President of Argentina]] in [[Buenos Aires]], 2018]]
While the Constitution vests the King with executive power, he is not politically responsible for exercising it. This is in accordance not only with provisions of the Constitution, but with conventions established since the definitive establishment of parliamentary rule in Norway in 1884. His acts are not valid without the countersignature of a member of the [[Council of State (Norway)|Council of State]] (cabinet)–usually the [[Prime Minister of Norway|Prime Minister]]–and proceedings of the Council of State are signed by all of its members. Although he nominally has the power of veto, no Norwegian king has exercised it since the dissolution of the union with Sweden in 1905. Even then, the King's veto power is suspensive, not absolute as is the case with British monarchs. A royal veto can be overridden if the Storting passes the same bill following a general election.

While the Constitution nominally vests the King with the power to appoint the government, in practice it is impossible for a King to keep a government in office against the will of [[Storting|Parliament]]. By convention, the King appoints the leader of the parliamentary bloc with the majority as prime minister. When the parliamentary situation is unclear, the King relies on the advice of the [[President of the Storting|President of Parliament]] and the sitting prime minister. Unlike most constitutional monarchs, Harald does not have the power to dissolve Parliament; the Constitution does not allow snap elections.

The King meets with the Council of State at the [[Royal Palace, Oslo|Royal Palace]] every Friday. He also has weekly meetings with the Prime Minister and the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Norway)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]. He receives foreign envoys, and formally opens parliament every October delivering a [[speech from the throne]] during each opening. He travels extensively throughout Norway and makes official [[List of state visits made and received by Harald V of Norway|state visits]] to other countries, as well as receiving and hosting guests.

Until 2012, the King of Norway was, according to the constitution, the formal head of the [[Church of Norway]]. The constitutional amendment of 21 May 2012 made the King no longer the formal head, but he is still required to be of the Evangelical Lutheran religion.

On 8 May 2018, the King's [[Constitution of Norway|constitutional]] status as [[Sacred|holy]] was dissolved, while leaving his [[sovereign immunity]] intact.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/fra-tirsdag-er-ikke-kongen-lenger-hellig-1.14039929|work=[[NRK]]|agency=[[Norsk Telegrambyrå|NTB]]|date=7 May 2018|title=Fra tirsdag er ikke kongen lenger hellig|language=no|trans-title=From Tuesday, the king is no longer holy|access-date=8 May 2018|archive-date=14 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514130751/https://www.nrk.no/norge/fra-tirsdag-er-ikke-kongen-lenger-hellig-1.14039929|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Sporting role ===
In 1994, both the King and Crown Prince Haakon played roles during the opening ceremony of the [[1994 Winter Olympics|Lillehammer Olympics]]. The King opened the games, while the Crown Prince [[List of people who have lit the Olympic Cauldron|lit the cauldron]], paying tribute to both the King and his [[Olav V of Norway|grandfather]] as Olympians. The King has also represented Norway at opening ceremonies of Olympic Games, among them [[2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|Torino]] and [[2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|Beijing]]. However, he was not present in [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|Vancouver]]; the Crown Prince attended instead, with the King and Queen attending later in the games.

With his sailing crew he won World Championship bronze, silver and gold medals, in 1988, 1982 and 1987, respectively. In July 2005, the King and his crew aboard the royal sailboat ''Fram XV'' won the gold medal at the European Championships in Sweden. In the 2007 World Championship the King came in sixth place.<ref>[http://www.sb.no/article/20070818/NTBS/2098715440 Sandefjords Blad on the King's performance in the World Championship] {{in lang|no}} Retrieved 10 September 2007. {{dead link|date=December 2015}}</ref>

=== Recent years ===
[[File:Sametingsåpning - 51610815769.jpg|alt=|thumb|King Harald V in October 2021 at the opening of [[Sámi Parliament of Norway|Sámi Parliament]] [[Legislative session|session]] of 2021–22]]
King Harald's leadership during Norwegian national crises, such as the [[New Year's Day Storm]] (1992), [[2011 Norway attacks|July 2011 massacre]], [[2020 Gjerdrum landslide]], and particularly the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Norway|COVID-19 pandemic]] (January 2020 to March 2022), have been met with both national and international acclaim.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/world/europe/king-harald-of-norway-proves-mettle-with-response-to-july-22-deaths.html|title=King Harald of Norway Proves Mettle With Response to July 22 Deaths|last=Erlanger|first=Steven|date=15 October 2011|work=The New York Times|access-date=24 January 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=20 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820080146/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/world/europe/king-harald-of-norway-proves-mettle-with-response-to-july-22-deaths.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44218860/ns/world_news-europe/t/norway-remembers-killed-massacre/#.WmhwPedrzIU|title=Norway remembers 77 killed in massacre|work=MSNBC|last1=Rising|first1=Malin|date=21 August 2011|access-date=24 January 2018|language=en|archive-date=30 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830040820/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/44218860/ns/world_news-europe/t/norway-remembers-killed-massacre/#.WmhwPedrzIU|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/terrorangrepet-22-juli-politikk-og-samfunn/kongen-om-terrorangrepet-vaare-tanker-gaar-til-ofrene/a/10080609/|title=Kongen om terrorangrepet: – Våre tanker går til ofrene|work=VG|access-date=24 January 2018|language=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125015519/https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/terrorangrepet-22-juli-politikk-og-samfunn/kongen-om-terrorangrepet-vaare-tanker-gaar-til-ofrene/a/10080609/|archive-date=25 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/hans-aller-beste-tale/63586924|title=- Hans aller beste tale|date=21 August 2011|work=Dagbladet|last1=Nyfløt|first1=Hilda|access-date=24 January 2018|language=no|archive-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021035045/https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/hans-aller-beste-tale/63586924|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, he became the world's first reigning monarch to visit [[Antarctica]], specifically the [[Dependencies of Norway|Norwegian dependency]] [[Queen Maud Land]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thelocal.no/20150210/king-harald-to-see-antarctic-coast-that-bears-his-name|work=[[The Local]]|title=King Harald visits Antarctic namesake|date=11 February 2015|access-date=15 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215122659/http://www.thelocal.no/20150210/king-harald-to-see-antarctic-coast-that-bears-his-name|archive-date=15 February 2015|url-status=dead}}<br />{{cite news|url=http://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/02/11/sun-shines-for-king-in-antarctica/|website=newsinenglish.no|title=Sun shines for king in Antarctica|date=11 February 2015|access-date=15 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214050319/http://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/02/11/sun-shines-for-king-in-antarctica/|archive-date=14 February 2015|url-status=dead}}<br />{{cite news|url=http://www.norwaypost.no/index.php/news/latest-news/30607|title=King Harald begins Antarctic visit|work=The Norway Post|agency=NRK/Aftenposten|date=11 February 2015|access-date=15 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215032649/http://www.norwaypost.no/index.php/news/latest-news/30607|archive-date=15 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, King Harald V competed with a team for the sailing World Championships on [[Lake Ontario]], [[Toronto]]. The king came second in the classic fleet category.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571945b537013bf7bb9e6f17/t/57d1c2b2d482e9f1f108273b/1473364658906/cc-2016-na-results.pdf|title=North American Eight Metre Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808075004/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571945b537013bf7bb9e6f17/t/57d1c2b2d482e9f1f108273b/1473364658906/cc-2016-na-results.pdf|archive-date=8 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was dubbed "Sailor-King" by Canada's ''[[National Post]]'' as he slept on board his yacht ''Sira''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/norways-sailor-king-why-harald-v-has-been-sleeping-on-a-yacht-moored-on-torontos-waterfront|title=Norway's sailor king: Why Harald V has been sleeping on a yacht moored on Toronto's waterfront|work=National Post|access-date=30 May 2017|language=en}}</ref>

In 2016 Harald, in a speech marking 25 years on the throne, sought to unify Norwegians coming from [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]] as well as "girls who love girls, boys who love boys and girls and boys who love each other."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsinenglish.no/2016/09/02/the-kings-speech-struck-a-chord/|title=The king's speech struck a chord|date=2 September 2016|access-date=7 August 2021|archive-date=7 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807192348/https://www.newsinenglish.no/2016/09/02/the-kings-speech-struck-a-chord/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since the start of the twenty-first century, King Harald has been unable to perform his duties as sovereign due to ill health on a few occasions: from December 2003 to mid-April 2004 due to urinary [[bladder cancer]], from April to early June 2005 due to [[aortic stenosis]], and in 2020 due to cardiac surgery (replacement of a [[heart valve]]). Crown Prince Haakon served as the country's [[regent]] on these occasions, including giving the [[Speech from the throne|King's Speech]] at the [[State opening of parliament]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Hva-skjer-pa-Stortinget/Nyhetsarkiv/Hva-skjer-nyheter/2020-2021/det-165.-storting-er-apnet/|title=Det 165. storting er åpnet|website=stortinget.no|language=no|date=12 October 2020|access-date=31 December 2022}}</ref>

When the King and Queen turned 80 years old in 2017, the King decided to open the former royal stables to the public as a gift to his wife, the Queen. The new venue was named [[The Queen Sonja Art Stable]] and is the first institution owned by the royal family which is permanently open to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalcourt.no/nyhet.html?tid=156408&sek=27262|title=The Art Stable is open|website=royalcourt.no|language=en|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229112434/https://www.royalcourt.no/nyhet.html?tid=156408&sek=27262|archive-date=29 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> King Harald was made [[Name of the Year]] by the newspaper ''[[Verdens Gang|VG]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/P3jpp0/kongebiograf-kong-harald-blir-mer-populaer-jo-eldre-han-blir|title=Kongebiograf: Kong Harald blir mer populær jo eldre han blir|access-date=21 February 2018|language=no|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221114959/https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/P3jpp0/kongebiograf-kong-harald-blir-mer-populaer-jo-eldre-han-blir|archive-date=21 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 17 January 2021, King Harald celebrated 30 years on the Norwegian throne.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royalcourt.no/fotoalbum.html?tid=186253&sek=28410&kategori=112482|title=King and Queen for 30 years|access-date=17 January 2021|archive-date=1 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701004102/https://www.royalcourt.no/fotoalbum.html?tid=186253&sek=28410&kategori=112482|url-status=live}}</ref> On 11 September 2022, he visited Denmark to celebrate [[Golden Jubilee of Margrethe II|Margrethe II's Golden Jubilee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=50 år på den danske tronen|url=https://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html?tid=215577&sek=26939|publisher=The Royal House of Norway|access-date=4 March 2024|language=Norwegian}}</ref> Harald was hospitalized in August 2022 with a fever, being again admitted to hospital that December for an infection. He was also hospitalized for an infection once again in May 2023 just before [[Constitution Day (Norway)|Constitution Day]]. On 15 September 2023 he also attended the celebrations of [[Golden Jubilee of Carl XVI Gustaf|Carl XVI Gustaf's Golden Jubilee]] in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. In October 2023, Harald tested positive for [[COVID-19|coronavirus]], having previously tested positive for the disease in March 2022.<ref name="Health">{{cite web|title=Norway's 86-year-old king tests positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms|date=22 October 2023|url=https://apnews.com/article/norway-king-harald-covid-80763f7263f5ad436217f0926ad2d1b6|work=Associated Press News|access-date=24 October 2023}}</ref> Since the [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|death of Elizabeth II]] in 2022, Harald is Europe's oldest hereditary reigning monarch, at the age of {{Age in years|1937|2|21}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=King of Norway has pacemaker fitted after falling ill on holiday|url=https://news.sky.com/story/king-of-norway-has-pacemaker-fitted-after-falling-ill-on-holiday-13085125|access-date=2 March 2024|publisher=Sky News|language=en}}</ref> Since 9 September 2024 he is the oldest monarch in over 1,150 years of Norwegian monarchy, living longer than his father [[Olav V]], who died at the age of 87 years and 199 days.

On 31 January 2024, the royal palace announced that King Harald was on "sick leave" until 2 February due to a respiratory infection.<ref>{{cite web|title=Norway's aging king, Harald V, is on sick leave because of a respiratory infection|date=31 January 2024|url=https://apnews.com/article/norway-king-sick-harald-infection-645b8803d58c019615f2820b415a565a|work=Associated Press News|access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> On 27 February, while on holiday in [[Malaysia]], he was again hospitalized on the resort island of [[Langkawi]]; he was admitted to the royal suites of Sultanah Maliha Hospital, a government hospital and the only major hospital on the island, and had a temporary [[pacemaker]] implanted due to a low heart rate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Scandinavian Airlines medevac plane lands in Malaysian island where Norwegian king is hospitalized|date=March 2024|url=https://apnews.com/article/malaysia-norway-king-medevac-plane-f5df37bb5188e9651b5dd0c8637b7653|work=Associated Press News|access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/norways-king-has-pacemaker-implanted-malaysia-after-falling-ill-holiday-2024-03-02/|title=Norway's king has pacemaker implanted in Malaysia after falling ill on holiday|work=Reuters|date=2 March 2024|access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> During his hospitalization, he was accorded protection and security similar to that of a [[Monarchies of Malaysia|reigning state ruler of Malaysia]] by the Malaysian government. The Norwegian ambassador and high ranking Malaysian officials including the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kedah State Councillor, Director General of Malaysian Ministry of Health, and Langkawi Island Police Chief were present at the hospital. The hospital compound were put under the highest security perimeters by the Royal Malaysian Police. He was discharged on 3 March and was transported back to Norway on a medical evacuation flight to continue his recovery in a hospital, during which he would be on sick leave for two weeks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68461542|title=Norway king returns home after Malaysia hospital admission|publisher=BBC|date=3 March 2024|access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/norways-king-harald-will-need-permanent-pacemaker-royal-court-says-2024-03-04/|title=Norway's king to receive permanent pacemaker for his heart|work=Reuters|date=4 March 2024|access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref> He received a permanent pacemaker on 12 March.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/norway-king-pacemaker-malaysia-fd917bf1ce3b289dbd0c23b230ebce08|title=Europe's oldest monarch, the ailing King Harald V of Norway, gets a permanent pacemaker|work=Associated Press News|date=12 March 2024|access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref> Two days later, he was discharged but remained on sick leave.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/world/900563/norway-s-king-harald-has-been-discharged-from-hospital-after-getting-pacemaker/story/|title=Norway's King Harald has been discharged from hospital after getting pacemaker|work=GMA News|date=14 March 2024|access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> He resumed his duties on 22 April, with the royal household saying that his official activities would be reduced in light of his condition.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/harald-king-norway-malaysia-pacemaker-sick-leave-oldest-b95baf0cb3a7ded70868b125a061b892|title=Norway's King Harald, Europe's oldest monarch, is back at work after pacemaker implants|work=Associated Press News|date=22 April 2024|access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref>

==== ''Rebel Royals'' ====
In the [[Netflix]] documentary ''[[Durek Verrett#Rebel Royals|Rebel Royals]]'' featuring his daughter [[Princess Märtha Louise of Norway]] and son-in-law [[Durek Verrett]], Verrett accused Harald, [[Queen Sonja of Norway|Queen Sonja]] and [[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway|Crown Prince Haakon]] of not "knowing what [[racism]] was" and said the king and queen hated everything he did and "would always let Märtha know" he was the wrong boyfriend for her.<ref name=nrk-netflix>{{cite news |title=Kongehuset etter Durek Verretts rasismeoppgjør: – Kan huske ting litt ulikt |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/durek-verrett-med-rasismeoppgjor-i-ny-dokumentar_-_-kongefamilien-gjorde-ingenting-for-a-hjelpe-meg-1.17567073 |access-date=16 September 2025 |work=NRK}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Durek Verrett tar et rasismeoppgjør med kongen i ny Netflix-dokumentar |url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/durek-verrett-tar-et-rasismeoppgjor-med-kongen-i-ny-netflix-dokumentar-1.17572339 |access-date=16 September 2025 |work=NRK}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sjokkuttalelser om kongeparet |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kjendis/sjokkuttalelser-om-kongeparet/83578623 |access-date=16 September 2025 |work=Dagbladet}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Durek Verrett ut mot kongefamilien: –⁠ Visste ikke hva rasisme var |url=https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/5E1Wqe/durek-verrett-ut-mot-kongefamilien-i-netflix-dokumentaren-rebel-royals-visste-ikke-hva-rasisme-var |access-date=16 September 2025 |work=VG}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Durek med sjokkanklager mot Harald: – De så på meg som om jeg var gal |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/kjendis/durek-med-sjokkanklager-mot-harald-de-sa-pa-meg-som-om-jeg-var-gal/s/5-95-2615152 |access-date=16 September 2025 |work=Nettavisen}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Durek Verrett i Netflix-film om første møte med kongeparet: – De hatet klærne mine |url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/durek-verrett-i-netflix-film-om-forste-mote-med-kongeparet-de-hatet-klaerne-mine/9960693 |access-date=16 September 2025 |work=Dagsavisen}}</ref> Verrett said the first time that King Harald asked about his experiences of racism was when ''[[Oprah with Meghan and Harry]]'' aired, and that "they didn't want a family discussion because they didn't want to treat me that way. They wanted to have a family discussion because they were afraid I might be the next one on Oprah."<ref>{{cite news |title=Watch Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story |url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81763742 |access-date=16 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Thought Harry and Meghan were bad? Meet Norway's Rebel Royals |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/thought-harry-meghan-were-bad-135927014.html |access-date=16 September 2025 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> Norwegian media called the documentary and Verrett's statements a "character assassination of the king and queen."<ref>{{cite news |title=Karakterdrap på kongeparet |url=https://www.aftenbladet.no/meninger/kommentar/i/dRyW9X/karakterdrap-paa-kongeparet |access-date=16 September 2025 |work=Aftenbladet}}</ref> Norwegian commentators said Verrett and Märtha Louise "are making fools of themselves."<ref>{{cite news |title=Kongehusekspert om dokumentaren: –⁠ Trist hvordan kongen blir fremstilt |url=https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/MnOlrK/tove-taalesen-om-dokumentaren-trist-hvordan-kongen-blir-fremstilt |access-date=16 September 2025 |work=VG}}</ref>

In a speech during the 2025 {{ill|Stortingsmiddag|no}} (dinner with members of the Storting) at the Royal Palace, Harald responded to the release of the documentary by jokingly proposing a sequel entitled "{{lang|no|Kongen minutt for minutt}}" (The King minute by minute).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Helljesen |first=Vilde |date=2025-10-23 |title=Kong Harald spøkte med Netflix-dokumentar |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/kong-harald-spokte-med-netflix-dokumentar-1.17623473 |access-date=2025-10-27 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lier |first=Anton |last2=Mohn |first2=Ella Bakken |last3=NTB |date=2025-10-23 |title=Kongen vitset om «Rebel Royals»-filmen: – Vi har vurdert en oppfølger |url=https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/mPG3Ag/kongen-vitset-om-rebel-royals-filmen-i-tale-til-stortingsrepresentantene |access-date=2025-10-27 |website=VG |language=no}}</ref>

== Arms ==
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== Honours and medals ==
{{See also|List of honours of the Norwegian Royal Family by country}}

The King is a [[Norwegian military ranks|four-star general]], an [[Norwegian military ranks|admiral]], and formally the Supreme Commander of the [[Norwegian Armed Forces]]. The infantry battalion [[His Majesty the King's Guard]] are considered the King's and the Royal Family's bodyguards. They guard the Royal residences, including the [[Royal Palace, Oslo|Royal Palace]], the Crown Prince Residence at [[Skaugum]], and the [[Royal Mausoleum (Norway)|Royal Mausoleum]] at [[Akershus Castle]].

=== National honours and medals ===
The King is Grand Master of the [[Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav]] and the [[Royal Norwegian Order of Merit]].

*Grand Master of the [[Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav]] – Grand Cross with Collar °
*Grand Master of the [[Royal Norwegian Order of Merit]] – Grand Cross °
*[[St Olav's medal]] °
*[[Defence Service Medal with Laurel Branch]] °
*[[Royal House Centennial Medal]] °
*[[King Haakon VII Commemorative Medal]] 1. October 1957 °
*[[King Haakon VII 1905–1955 Jubilee Medal]] °
*King Haakon VII Centenary Medal °
*King Olav V Commemorative Medal of 30. January 1991 °
*King Olav V Jubilee Medal °
*King Olav V Centenary Medal °
*Defence Service Medal with three stars °
*[[National Service Medal (Norway)|Army National Service Medal with three stars]] °
*Krigsdeltakerforbundet Badge of Honour °
*Norwegian Red Cross Badge of Honour °
*Norwegian Reserve Officers Federal Badge of Honour °
*Naval Society Medal of Merit in gold °
*Norwegian Shooting Society Badge of Honour °
*The Norwegian Confederation of Sports Centenary Medal °
*Norwegian Shooting Society Commemorative Medal in gold °
*Oslo Military Society Badge of Honour in Gold °

The mark ° indicates honours mentioned on his official website [http://www.kongehuset.no/c27011/artikkel/vis.html?tid=27940 page about decorations] (see also [https://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=34929&sek=34894 in English]).

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=== Foreign honours ===
In the [[British Army]], Harald V was appointed an [[General (United Kingdom)|honorary general]] in 1994,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=53724 |date=4 July 1994 |page=9604 |supp=y |nolink=yes}}</ref> and he was the final [[Colonel-in-Chief]] of the [[Green Howards]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52834 |date=14 February 1992 |page=2582 |supp=y |nolink=yes}}</ref> He is also an honorary Colonel in the British [[Royal Marines]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=48634 |date=9 June 1981 |page=7795 |supp=y |nolink=yes}}</ref> He is patron of the [[Anglo-Norse Society in London]], formerly together with Queen [[Elizabeth II]], his second cousin. Harald is in the line of [[succession to the British throne]], because of his descent from King [[Edward VII]] of the United Kingdom. He is a Stranger Knight Companion of the [[Order of the Garter]], an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the [[Royal Victorian Order]], and a Recipient of the [[Royal Victorian Chain]], as well as numerous other orders of chivalry.

==== Northern European countries ====
*{{flag|Iceland}} – Grand Cross with Collar of the [[Order of the Falcon]] °
*{{flag|Sweden}} – Knight with Collar of the [[Order of the Seraphim|Royal Order of the Seraphim]] °
*{{flag|Sweden}} – Gustaf Vs 90th Anniversary Medal °
*{{flag|Sweden}} –  HM King Carl XVI Gustaf 50th Anniversary Medal
*{{flag|Denmark}} – Knight with Collar of the [[Order of the Elephant]] °
*{{flag|Denmark}} – Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Dannebrog]] °
*{{flag|Finland}} – Commander Grand Cross with Collar of the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]] °
*{{flag|Estonia}} – Collar of the [[Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana]] °
*{{flag|Estonia}} – Collar of the [[Order of the White Star]]
*{{flag|Latvia}} – Commander Grand Cross with Chain of the [[Order of the Three Stars]] °
*{{flag|Latvia}} – Grand Cross of the [[Order of Viesturs]] °
*{{flag|Lithuania}} – Grand Cross (1998) with Golden Chain (2011) of the [[Order of Vytautas the Great]] °<ref>[http://www.lrp.lt/lt/prezidento_veikla/apdovanojimai/apdovanojimai_256/p40.html Lithuanian Presidency] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419212238/http://www.lrp.lt/lt/prezidento_veikla/apdovanojimai/apdovanojimai_256/p40.html |date=19 April 2014 }}, Lithuanian Orders searching form</ref>
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} – Recipient of the [[Royal Victorian Chain]] (1994) °
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} – Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] (1955) °
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} – Stranger Knight Companion of the [[Order of the Garter|Most Noble Order of the Garter]] (990th member; 2001) °
*{{flag|United Kingdom}} – [[Freedom of the City|Honorary Freeman]] of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]]<ref>{{cite news|title=King of Norway awarded Honorary Freedom of Newcastle|url=http://www.norway.org.uk/norwayuk/news/newcastle.htm|work=[[Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=18 December 2008|archive-date=12 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212215802/http://www.norway.org.uk/norwayuk/news/newcastle.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Rolleiv|last=Solholm|title=King Harald receives honorary title|url=http://www.norwaypost.no/Culture/King-Harald-receives-honorary-title/menu-id-32.html|work=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]]|publisher=Norway Post|date=14 November 2008|access-date=14 November 2008}} {{dead link|date=December 2015|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> (November 2008)

The mark ° indicates honours mentioned on his official website [http://www.kongehuset.no/c27011/artikkel/vis.html?tid=27940 page about decorations] (see also [https://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=34929&sek=34894 in English])

==== Other countries ====
*{{flag|Argentina}} – Collar of the [[Order of the Liberator General San Martín]]
*{{flag|Austria}} – Grand Star of the [[Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria]] (1964) °<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXIV/AB/AB_10542/imfname_251156.pdf|title=Reply to a parliamentary question|language=de|page=170|access-date=8 October 2012|archive-date=22 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522081548/https://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXIV/AB/AB_10542/imfname_251156.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{flag|Belgium}} – Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]] °
*{{flag|Brazil}} – Grand Collar of the [[Order of the Southern Cross]] °
*{{flag|Bulgaria}} – Grand Cross of the [[Order of Stara Planina|Order of the Balkan Mountains]] °
*{{flag|Chile}} – Collar of the [[Order of Merit (Chile)|Order of Merit]] °
*{{flag|Croatia}} – [[Grand Order of King Tomislav]] °
*{{flag|France}} – [[Legion of Honour|Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour]] °
*{{flag|Germany}} – Grand Cross Special Class of the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] °
*{{flag|Greece|royal}} – Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Redeemer]] °
*{{flag|Greece|royal}} – The Royal House of Greece Centenary Medal °
*{{flag|Hungary}} – Grand Cross with Collar of the [[Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary]] °
*[[File:Olympic flag.svg|25px|border]] [[IOC]] – [[Olympic Order|The Golden Olympic order]] °
*{{flag|Italy}} – Knight Grand Cross (06/1965) with Collar (10/2001) of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]] °<ref>Italian Presidency website, decorations – Harald V : [http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=33500 Grand Cross] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928013629/http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=33500 |date=28 September 2013 }} – [http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=48714 Collar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928013715/http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=48714 |date=28 September 2013 }}</ref>
*{{flag|Japan}} – Grand Cordon with Collar of the [[Order of the Chrysanthemum]] °
*{{flag|Jordan}} – Grand Cordon with Collar of the [[Order of al-Hussein bin Ali]] °
*{{flag|Luxembourg}} – Grand Cross of the [[Order of Adolph of Nassau]] °
*{{flag|Luxembourg}} – Knight of the [[Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau]] °
*{{flag|Luxembourg}} – Medal to commemorate the wedding of [[Grand Duke Jean]] and [[Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium|Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte]] °
*{{flag|Netherlands}} – Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]] °
*{{flag|Netherlands}} – Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown (Netherlands)|Order of the Crown]] °
*{{flag|Netherlands}} – Commander of the [[Order of the Golden Ark]] °
*{{flag|Netherlands}} – Medal to commemorate the enthronement of Queen Beatrix °
*{{flag|Poland}} – Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the White Eagle (Poland)|Order of the White Eagle]] °
*{{flag|Portugal}} – Grand Cross of the [[Military Order of Aviz]] (05/11/1980) °<ref name="PORT">Portuguese presidential website, [http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=154 Orders search form] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208164102/http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=154 |date=8 February 2012 }}</ref>
*{{flag|Portugal}} – Grand Collar of the [[Order of Infante Dom Henrique]] (13 February 2004) °<ref name="PORT" />
*{{flag|Portugal}} – Grand Collar of the [[Order of St. James of the Sword]] (26 May 2008) °<ref name="PORT" />
*{{flag|Romania}} – Sash Rank of the [[Order of the Star of Romania]] °
*{{flag|Slovakia}} – Grand Cross (or 1st Class) of the [[Order of the White Double Cross]] (2010) °<ref>Slovak republic website, [http://www.slovak-republic.org/symbols/honours/ State honours] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413004835/http://www.slovak-republic.org/symbols/honours/ |date=13 April 2016 }} : 1st Class received in 2010 (click on "Holders of the Order of the 1st Class White Double Cross" to see the holders' table)</ref>
*{{flag|Slovenia}} – Recipient of the [[Order for Exceptional Merits (Slovenia)|Decoration for Exceptional Merits]] (2011) °
*{{flag|Spain}} – 1,192nd [[Knight]] and Collar of the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]] (21 April 1995) °<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1995/04/25/pdfs/A12158-12158.pdf|title=Boletín Oficial del Estado|access-date=16 July 2013|archive-date=16 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416182329/http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1995/04/25/pdfs/A12158-12158.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{flag|Spain}} – Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Charles III]] (12/04/1982) °<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1982/05/27/pdfs/A14036-14036.pdf|title=Boletín Oficial del Estado|access-date=16 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122172743/http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1982/05/27/pdfs/A14036-14036.pdf|archive-date=22 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flag|Spain}} – Collar of the [[Order of Charles III]] (30 June 2006) °<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2006/07/01/pdfs/A24877-24877.pdf|title=Boletín Oficial del Estado|access-date=16 July 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085841/http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2006/07/01/pdfs/A24877-24877.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{flag|South Africa}} – Grand Cross of the [[Order of Good Hope]] °
*{{flag|South Korea}} – Recipient of the [[Grand Order of Mugunghwa]] °
*{{flag|Thailand}} – Knight of the [[Order of the Royal House of Chakri]] (19 September 1960) °<ref>{{citation|author=Royal Thai Government Gazette|author-link=Royal Thai Government Gazette|date=28 December 1960|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2508/D/113/3263.PDF|script-title=th:แจ้งความสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์|language=th|access-date=8 May 2019|archive-date=23 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023194755/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2508/D/113/3263.PDF|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flag|Thailand}} – Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the [[Order of Chula Chom Klao]] °
*{{flag|Turkey}} – First Class of the [[Order of the State of Republic of Turkey]] °
*{{flag|Yugoslavia}} – [[Order of the Yugoslav Great Star]] °

The mark ° indicates honours mentioned on his official website [http://www.kongehuset.no/c27011/artikkel/vis.html?tid=27940 page about decorations] (see also [https://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=34929&sek=34894 in English])

=== Miscellaneous honours ===
Still a prince at the time, Harald visited [[Mococa]] in the 1960s, receiving the title [https://sapl.mococa.sp.leg.br/norma/6862 "Cidadão Mocoquense"] on 28 February 1964.

Harald V received an honorary degree of [[Doctor of Civil Law]] from Oxford University in 2006 (as did his father, King Olav, in 1937, and his grandfather, King Haakon, in 1943).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=147553|title=Her blir Kong Harald æresdoktor i Oxford|language=no|trans-title=Here King Harald becomes an honorary doctor in Oxford|date=16 November 2006|newspaper=[[Verdens Gang]]|location=Oslo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016151105/http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=147553|archive-date=16 October 2007}}</ref> The King also received honorary doctorates from [[Heriot-Watt University]] in Scotland in 1994,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.hw.ac.uk/graduation/honorary-graduates.htm|title=Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh: Honorary Graduates|website=[[Heriot-Watt University]]|access-date=4 April 2016|archive-date=18 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418163907/http://www1.hw.ac.uk/graduation/honorary-graduates.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[University of Strathclyde]] in Scotland in 1985, [[Waseda University]] in Japan in 2001, and [[Pacific Lutheran University]] in Tacoma, Washington, in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plu.edu/president/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2019/09/honorary-doctorate-history-09-18-19.pdf|title=Honorary Degrees|website=[[Pacific Lutheran University]]|page=7|access-date=31 July 2020|archive-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022095424/https://www.plu.edu/president/wp-content/uploads/sites/39/2019/09/honorary-doctorate-history-09-18-19.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> He is also an honorary fellow at [[Balliol College, Oxford]].

*{{flag|Ireland}} – Freedom of the City of [[Cork (city)|Cork]]
*Spirit of Luther Award, awarded by [[Luther College (Iowa)|Luther College]] of [[Decorah, IA]]
*A 230,000&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> area in [[Antarctica]] is named [[Prince Harald Coast]] in his honour.
*In 2007 King Harald was awarded the [[Holmenkollen medal]] with [[Simon Ammann]], [[Frode Estil]], [[Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset]], and his wife [[Queen Sonja]].
*{{flag|Portugal}} – Key of Honor to the City of [[Lisbon]], on 28 May 2008<ref>{{cite web|title=State Visit continues|url=http://www.royalcourt.no/nyhet.html?tid=72220|publisher=The Royal House of Norway|access-date=16 March 2014|archive-date=16 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316034133/http://www.royalcourt.no/nyhet.html?tid=72220|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*In 2013, a 6,500&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> area in [[Svalbard]] was named Harald V Land.<ref>{{cite news|title=New land area named after King Harald|url=http://www.norwaypost.no/index.php/news/latest-news/28999-new-land-area-named-after-king-harald|agency=[[NRK]]|newspaper=The Norway Post|date=23 September 2013|access-date=11 October 2013|archive-date=12 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012035804/http://www.norwaypost.no/index.php/news/latest-news/28999-new-land-area-named-after-king-harald|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Issue ==
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Name
! rowspan="2" | Birth
! colspan="3" | Marriage
|-
! Date !! Spouse !! Issue
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Princess Märtha Louise]]
| rowspan=2 | 22 September 1971
| 24 May 2002
| [[Ari Behn]] (divorced 2017)
| {{plainlist|
**[[Maud Angelica Behn]], born 29 April 2003
**[[Leah Isadora Behn]], born 8 April 2005
**Emma Tallulah Behn, born 29 September 2008
}}
|-
| 31 August 2024
| [[Durek Verrett]]
| 
|-
| [[Crown Prince Haakon Magnus]]
| 20 July 1973
| 25 August 2001
| [[Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby]]
| {{plainlist|
**[[Princess Ingrid Alexandra]], born 21 January 2004
**[[Prince Sverre Magnus]], born 3 December 2005
}}
|}

== Ancestry ==
{{Ahnentafel
|1=1. Harald V of Norway
|2=2. [[Olav V|Olav V of Norway]]
|3=3. [[Princess Märtha of Sweden|Märtha of Sweden]]
|4=4. [[Haakon VII|Haakon VII of Norway]]
|5=5. [[Maud of Wales]]
|6=6. [[Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland]]
|7=7. [[Princess Ingeborg of Denmark|Ingeborg of Denmark]]
|8=8. [[Frederick VIII of Denmark]]
|9=9. [[Louise of Sweden]]
|10=10. [[Edward VII|Edward VII of the United Kingdom]]
|11=11. [[Alexandra of Denmark]]
|12=12. [[Oscar II|Oscar II of Sweden]]
|13=13. [[Sophia of Nassau]]
|14=14. [[Frederick VIII of Denmark]] (=8)
|15=15. [[Louise of Sweden]] (=9)
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== See also ==
{{portal|Monarchy|Norway}}
* [[Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark]] – Lists other members of European royalty who share a common ancestor with Harald V

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Harald V of Norway}}
* {{C-SPAN|41437}}
* [https://www.royalcourt.no/seksjon.html?tid=28730&sek=27271 Official website of the Norwegian Royal Family: biography of the King]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051103020751/http://www.reisenett.no/facts/government/king_harald.html Summary biography of the King]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090211070656/http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2741143.ece The Royals] – Regularly updated news coverage of the Norwegian royal family (''[[Aftenposten]]'')
* [http://www.kongehuset.no/c28559/artikkel/vis.html?tid=28662 The Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151214082116/http://www.saintolav.com/ The Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav – H.M. King Harald V the Grand Master of the Order]
* [http://www.garden.no/ His Majesty The King's Life Guard] {{in lang|no}}
* {{World Sailing|id=NORKH3|www=king-harald-v-of-norway|name=King Harald V of Norway}}
* {{Olympedia|62274|Crown Prince Harald}}

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