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    OSLO, Feb ‌24 (Reuters) - Norway's King Harald, 89, ​was taken to hospital on Tuesday on ⁠the Spanish island of Tenerife, suffering from an infection and dehydration, the royal ​palace said in a statement.

    The king, who ‌was on a private holiday with his wife Queen Sonja, was reported to be ⁠in good condition, the ⁠palace said.

    Harald, Europe's oldest living monarch, has been Norway's ceremonial head of state since 1991.

    "I wish our king a ‌speedy recovery," Prime Minister Jonas Gahr ⁠Stoere told Norwegian public ‌broadcaster NRK while on ​a visit to Ukraine.

    The king's personal physician will travel to Tenerife to assist ‌the local health service, ​the palace said.

    Harald ⁠was hospitalised in 2024 for ‌an infection while ⁠on holiday in Malaysia, and received a temporary pacemaker at a hospital there. He ​was later ‌transferred to Norway where a permanent device ⁠was implanted.

    (Reporting by ​Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche; Editing ​by Nerijus Adomaitis)

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