King Harald V of Norway took a tumble on a red carpet during a state visit to Denmark on Thursday.
The 86-year-old monarch, who was walking with the aid of crutches, appeared to trip up a flight of steps as he went to greet Denmark’s Queen Margrethe.
He and his wife, Queen Sonja, were visiting Toldboden in the Port of Copenhagen at the beginning of their trip.
The long-serving king was quickly helped to his feet and appeared unharmed by the fall. He was pictured laughing as he went on to embrace Queen Margrethe, who was waiting for him at the top of the steps.
King Harald spent time in hospital with a kidney infection last month, following a number of other hospital admissions in recent months.
In December, he was admitted to hospital due to an infection and was treated with intravenous antibiotics.
He was also admitted to hospital in August for three days with a fever.
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King Harald fell today when he and Queen Sonja began their visit to Queen Margrethe in Denmark.
It went well, the King is not injured and continued as normal. pic.twitter.com/rMSXKKzrko
He went through a successful operation to replace a heart valve in October 2020 after being admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties.
Harald’s duties as Norway’s head of state are ceremonial, and he holds no political power.
He has been king for 32 years, having ascended to the throne following the death of his father, King Olav, in 1991.
