Norway's King Harald feeling better in hospital, crown prince says

Norway's King Harald appeared to be feeling better on Wednesday after being hospitalised in Malaysia with an infection earlier this week, the Norwegian crown prince said.

The 87-year-old monarch was on a private trip to the South East Asian country when he fell ill

, the royal household said on Tuesday. "We spoke to my mother and father this morning... It seems that his health was a little better," Crown Prince Haakon told reporters.