A Scandinavian Airlines medical evacuation plane arrived on Friday in Malaysia\u2019s northern resort island of Langkawi, where the Norwegian king is in hospital and being treated for an infection. King Harald V, Europe\u2019s oldest monarch at 87, was hospitalised after he fell ill during a vacation, the royal palace in Oslo announced on Tuesday. There were no details of his illness. His son, Crown Prince Haakon, has said his father\u2019s condition was improving and that he needed rest before being brought back.<\/p>\n
Norwegian TV2 said that a Scandinavian aircraft with the tail number LN-RPJ took off from Oslo Airport on Thursday, The Boeing 737-700 airline, which has previously been used as a flying ambulance, landed in Langkawi on Friday. The Norwegian Defence Force reportedly declined to confirm if the plane will pick up King Harald. Norwegian TV2 said the same aircraft was used last summer for the medical evacuation of patients from Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Malaysian national news agency Bernama has reported that Harald was undergoing treatment at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital in Langkawi. It cited unnamed sources as saying he was staying in the hospital\u2019s Royal Suite. The hospital declined to comment when contacted by The Associated Press. Prince Haakon said Wednesday the king was in good spirits. \u201cIt is clear that his age means that it is good to treat this properly. They are very good at the hospital,\u201d Haakon told Norwegian reporters.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t know when he will come home. We will have to decide on that later.\u201d The palace said that \u201cno decision has been made regarding his return home.\u201d Earlier, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re said that \u201cwe get worried when our king gets ill and is admitted to hospital, whether in Norway or abroad.\u201d \u201cWe should do what we can to contribute to getting the king home as quickly as possible and as healthy as possible,\u201d he told Norwegian broadcaster NRK.<\/p>\n
Two days before his birthday last week, Norwegian news agency NTB said that the king would be undertaking a private trip abroad together with his wife Queen Sonja, without specifying the destination or dates. The monarch, who has been seen using crutches in recent years, has been repeatedly ill in recent months, raising concern about the head of state\u2019s health. In January, the palace said he was on sick leave until Feb 2 because of a respiratory infection.<\/p>\n
In December, he was admitted to a hospital with an infection and was treated with intravenous antibiotics. He also was hospitalised last August with a fever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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