Harald V's summers in Mallorca: a love affair with sailing that lasted more than two decades

King Harald V of Norway has passed away, concluding a decades-long personal and competitive connection to the island of Mallorca. For over twenty years, the monarch spent his summers participating in sailing regattas, specifically competing against Spain's King Felipe VI with his crew aboard the boat Fram XVIII at the Copa del Rey MAPFRE in Palma.

Beyond the loss felt in Norway, the late monarch's death leaves his sailing crew without their leader, marking the end of a notable era in international royal sporting traditions in the Mediterranean.