Funeral date announced for Norway’s King Harald V
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- King Harald V’s funeral will be held at Oslo Cathedral on September 9, led by Bishop Olav Fykse Tveit.
- The public will be able to pay respects as the king’s coffin lies in state before the ceremony.
- Norway’s parliament will swear in the new king, Haakon VIII, on Tuesday.
King Harald V’s funeral will take place at Oslo Cathedral on September 9, Norway’s royal family announced.
The ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. and will be led by Bishop Olav Fykse Tveit of the Church of Norway. Harald died on August 28, aged 89, after a 35-year reign.
His coffin will be moved from the ceremonial hall at the Royal Palace to the palace chapel on Monday afternoon. Members of the public will be able to walk past the coffin and pay their respects from 2 p.m. local time on Tuesday until the day before the funeral.
Harald was regarded as a symbol of an open and tolerant Norway. He was also praised for keeping the royal family modern and modest, despite scandals affecting the family toward the end of his reign. Parliament will swear in the new king, Haakon VIII, on Tuesday.
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