– We have taken our measures, but what they are, I will not comment now.
This is what operations manager Terje Marstad in the Eastern police district tells NTB just hours before King Harald lands with the evacuation plane at Oslo Airport.
From there, the king will be transported directly to Rikshospitalet, a distance of around 50 kilometres, where he will be admitted.
– Road users must not become too curious. If you show consideration and drive as normal you will be fine. You must not obstruct traffic or stop where you are not allowed to stop, says the operations manager.
The king lands before midnight
The plane that transports the royal couple home between countries in the Emirates at around 2.15pm Norwegian time. Just before 15.30 it was in the air again on the way to Norway.
At 21.10 he has just crossed the airspace into Slovakia, according to Flightradar24.
It is expected to land at Gardemoen a little before 11pm on Sunday evening.
At 05:00 on the night of Sunday, the Castle confirmed in a press release that King Harald was on his way home from Malaysia, where he had been hospitalized with an infection.
– His Majesty the King will shortly be on his way to the airport in Langkawi for medical transport home. Her Majesty the Queen will travel with the King, the press release stated.
The king will be admitted to the National Hospital, writes Slottet.
– The king will be on sick leave for two weeks. During this period, the Crown Prince will be regent and take over the King’s constitutional duties, the Palace wrote in the press release on Sunday morning.
