Death/Harald V: Portuguese government laments death of king it remembers as a "moral reference"
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Death/Harald V: Portuguese government laments death of king it remembers as a "moral reference"

SAPO Notícias28 August 2026 at 13:26

King Harald V of Norway died, with the Portuguese government transmitting today its "deepest condolences" to Norwegian authorities for the monarch's death.

The Portuguese Executive remembered the king as "a moral reference" who managed to unite tradition and modernity throughout his reign.

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