Norway bids farewell to King Harald V, 'grandfather' of the nation
More than 46,000 people filed past the coffin as foreign royals and leaders joined the final ceremonies for Norway’s longtime monarch.
- On Wednesday, Norway bade farewell to King Harald with a state funeral in Oslo attended by royalty and leaders from more than 20 countries, including Prince William and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- King Harald, who died August 28 aged 89, was Europe's oldest monarch and had reigned for 35 years; he modernized the royal house but refused to follow aging monarchs who recently abdicated.
- A 21-gun salute marked the start of the funeral procession from the royal palace to Oslo Cathedral, where over 46,000 people had visited the chapel during the week the late king lay in state.
- Norway's parliament speaker, Masud Gharahkhani, said at the service that King Harald was "close to the people" and "wasn't afraid to meet people in his rubber boots," honoring his accessible approach to monarchy.
- King Haakon VIII, who took an oath of allegiance to Norway's constitution last week, succeeds his father and maintains the monarchy's symbolic role in promoting the wealthy Scandinavian nation globally.
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King Harald V. was buried in Oslo. Why this time the palace renounced a picture of the monarch in an open coffin.
Norway is bidding farewell to King Harald V. Members of European royal families and heads of state will gather in Oslo on Wednesday for the funeral ceremony.
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King Harald V's funeral: Norway bids farewell
OSLO, Norway — Norway bade its final farewell to Harald V on Wednesday as crowds lined the streets and foreign royals and leaders converged on Oslo for the funeral of the long-serving king, who was remembered as a popular monarch with a down-to-earth touch. A 21-gun salute rang out over the capital at the start of a funeral procession from the royal palace to Oslo Cathedral. Harald’s son, new King Haakon VIII, and other senior royals walked behi…
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