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Prince of Wales joins mourners at funeral of Norway's King Harald
Dozens of European royals and foreign leaders attended the state funeral as Norway honored Harald after 13 days of national mourning.
- On Wednesday, thousands gathered in Oslo for King Harald V's state funeral at Oslo Cathedral, attended by the Prince of Wales and European dignitaries after the 89-year-old monarch's death on August 28.
- Norway concluded 13 days of national mourning with a formal procession from the royal palace to the cathedral. Thousands lined the route as ceremonial troops assembled, marking the end of the monarch's 35-year reign.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier joined 30 royal figures paying respects. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr delivered a eulogy, saying Harald struck "a balance between being stately and down-to-earth."
- Following the ceremony, King Haakon and Queen Sonja greeted crowds from the palace balcony. Harald was subsequently laid to rest at Akershus Fortress alongside his father, King Olav, and his grandparents.
- King Haakon assumes the throne amid Queen Mette-Marit's ongoing recovery from lung transplant surgery performed in June. Observers described the late monarch as a beloved "grandfather" of the nation, reflecting his 35 years of modernizing leadership.
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