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Norway’s King Harald Dies, Son Haakon Becomes King

Norway’s King Harald Dies, Son Haakon Becomes King

From Berlingske · () Danish

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

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News From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Norway’s King Harald has died, and his son Haakon has become king.
  • The coffin was moved from the Royal Palace’s Red Room to the palace chapel in Oslo on Monday afternoon.

Norway’s King Harald has died, and his son Haakon has become king.

On Monday afternoon, Harald’s coffin was moved from the Red Room at the Royal Palace in Oslo to the palace chapel. King Haakon walked beside it with Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus, Princess Märtha Louise and her daughters, Maud Angelica, Leah and Emma Tallulah, as well as Marius Borg Høiby, Queen Mette-Marit’s son.

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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.