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Norway's King Harald V has died at the age of 89 after he was taken to hospital for treatment for a rare blood condition.

The palace in Oslo said he passed away peacefully at 06:35 local time (04:35GMT) on Friday at the national hospital.

Daniel Sandford takes a look back at his life.

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