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King Harald’s Coffin Can Be Viewed, but Not Photographed
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King Harald’s Coffin Can Be Viewed, but Not Photographed

From Berlingske · () Danish

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

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  • Oslo’s palace chapel will open to the public so people can view King Harald’s coffin, with photography and filming prohibited.
  • The coffin will be available for public viewing daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until the day before the funeral.
  • King Harald, who died aged 89 after treatment for hemolytic anemia and a bloodstream infection, will be buried on Sept. 9 in Oslo Cathedral.

People in Oslo will be able to see King Harald’s coffin in the palace chapel, but they will not be allowed to photograph or film it. The chapel will open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday for public farewells.

Visitors may not leave flowers or messages. Prams, large objects and pets are also barred, except for service dogs. The coffin was moved to the chapel on Monday from the palace’s Red Salon.

King Haakon and his daughter, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, led the procession as the coffin was carried through the palace. Prince Sverre Magnus, Princess Märtha Louise and her children also helped transport it.

The chapel will open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day until the day before the funeral. King Harald will be buried at 1 p.m. on Sept. 9 in Oslo Cathedral, where he married Queen Sonja 58 years ago.

Harald died at 6:35 a.m. Friday at the age of 89. He had been hospitalized since Aug. 17 and received treatment for hemolytic anemia and a bacterial infection in his blood.

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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. 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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