King Harald V is the head of the Norwegian royal family, having ascended the throne in 1991 following his father Olav V's death. He married Sonja Haraldsen in 1968 and the couple went on to have a ...

King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway first met back in 1959 ... because of the pressure put on them until one day Harald gave his father an ultimatum: he would either marry Sonja or remain ...

As tradition has it, King Harald V of Norway addressed Norwegians around the world in his annual New Year’s Eve speech from the royal palace in Oslo. For many years now, here at The Norwegian American ...

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi met on Monday with King Harald V of Norway, as part of the official visit that the President is making to Norway as part of his European tour. Egypt’s President ...

Elon Musk turned down a dinner invitation from the head of Norway's $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund — and lectured him on how to be a better friend — after his firm voted against the Tesla ...

The remains of King Harold may lie beneath it (Wikimedia Commons) But some medieval sources provide information that would be more consistent with him having been buried adjacent to his palace.

including time as a correspondent at CBS News and nearly two decades at CNN. Learn more about his personal life, including his ex-wife and children, below.

King Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja of Norway pose for an official photograph from the Royal Court on Jan. 15, 2016 in Oslo, Norway ...

The King and Queen of Norway’s nine-year courtship threatened ... Despite being a commoner, Harald broke his father’s rule and began dating Sonja, but Olav ordered Harald to cut off contact ...

STIAN LYSBERG SOLUM/NTB/AFP via Getty (L-R) King Harald V of Norway (front, R), and Queen Sonja of Norway ... Despite being a commoner, Harald broke his father’s rule and began dating Sonja, but Olav ...

The royal family of Norway ... the rest of his life, thereby ensuring the monarchy would be shaken. “We just kept waiting and hoping they’d all finally back down,” King Harald told NRK.