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King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia to attend King Harald’s funeral

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Spain’s King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia will attend King Harald’s funeral, the Spanish royal household told Aftenposten.
  • Oslo police advised people wearing traditional dress to leave ceremonial knives at home and prepare for security checks and roadblocks.
  • About 3,000 police officers will work at the funeral, while the government plans to exceed several departmental budgets for the event.

Spain’s King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia will attend King Harald’s funeral, the Spanish royal household confirmed to Aftenposten. Felipe is godfather to Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra.

Oslo Police Chief Ida Melbo Øystese has urged people planning to wear Norway’s traditional bunad clothing to leave the accompanying knife at home. Visitors should expect police barriers and must walk through staffed screening points to enter restricted areas.

Police will also ban bicycles, scooters and electric scooters inside the cordoned-off zones. The Police Directorate said about 3,000 officers will be deployed on the day of the funeral.

A good piece of advice if you plan to wear a bunad that day is to leave the knife at home.

· Ida Melbo ØysteseThe Oslo police chief warned people attending the funeral about security restrictions.

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre led the government past King Harald’s coffin in the Palace Chapel on Friday. He and 19 ministers stopped, bowed and paid their respects. Støre described the moment as beautiful.

King Haakon chaired his first ordinary Council of State as monarch. The government also said it plans to exceed appropriations for several ministries in connection with King Harald’s funeral on Sept. 9.

It was a beautiful moment.

· Jonas Gahr StøreThe Norwegian prime minister described the government’s farewell at the king’s coffin.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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