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Last chance to view King Harald’s coffin today

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

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

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  • The Palace Chapel will remain open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today for the public to view King Harald V’s coffin and pay their final respects.
  • Around 5,000 people have visited each day, while nearly 7,000 filed past the coffin on Saturday after the palace extended opening hours.
  • The funeral will take place on Wednesday, with the coffin transported to Oslo Cathedral and then to the royal mausoleum at Akershus Fortress.

Today is the final opportunity for the public to say goodbye at King Harald V’s coffin in the Palace Chapel. The chapel will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The public has been allowed to enter since Tuesday, September 1, but long queues have formed. The queue reached up to seven hours on Saturday, when nearly 7,000 people filed slowly past the king’s coffin. Around 5,000 people had visited each day since the viewing opened.

The palace extended its opening hours over the weekend to accommodate those who came to pay their respects. The act of filing past the coffin allows visitors to make a final farewell.

The funeral will take place on Wednesday. The coffin will be taken from the palace to Oslo Cathedral for the funeral ceremony, before continuing to Akershus Fortress and the royal mausoleum in the crypt beneath the castle church. King Harald will be placed in a sarcophagus there.

His sailing friends have been invited to the service, along with sports figures including former athlete Birgit Skarstein, national men’s football coach Ståle Solbakken, former biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen and cross-country skiing champion Therese Johaug. France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will also attend, his office confirmed to TV 2.

We sailed and spent several weeks together every summer for many years. It is poignant that we are now saying goodbye.

· Kjell Inge HeibergHeiberg, who sailed with King Harald from 2000, spoke about the invitation to the funeral.
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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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