OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s King Harald was discharged from a Malaysian hospital on Sunday and was flying home on a medical evacuation plane, according to Norwegian media reports, after receiving treatment for an infection and receiving a temporary pacemaker.
The 87-year-old had been hospitalised while on a private trip in the resort island of Langkawi.
The plane took off from Langkawi airport shortly after 6 a.m. Oslo time (0500 GMT), daily Aftenposten and broadcaster NRK reported.
On Saturday, the Norwegian royal household had said the king might fly home in a couple of days and that the government had asked Norway’s military to assist with the travel.
(Reporting by Gwladys Fouche in Oslo; Editing by William Mallard)
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