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Parts of Palace Square cleared of flowers ahead of 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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  • Flowers placed outside Oslo’s Royal Palace after King Harald’s death have been rearranged ahead of Wednesday’s funeral.
  • The Danish royal ship Dannebrog and several Norwegian naval vessels are due to arrive in Oslo as a final tribute to the king.
  • Public viewing of King Harald’s coffin ends Tuesday, after thousands of people queued to pay their respects.

The flowers left outside Oslo’s Royal Palace after King Harald died on 28 August have been moved ahead of the funeral, according to photographs taken by NTB on Tuesday. Palace Square will be used for funeral-related events on Wednesday.

The Danish royal ship Dannebrog and several naval vessels are also heading into the Oslofjord. Norwegian Armed Forces press officer Aleksander Hage described the arrival as “a final tribute to His Majesty.” The vessels are gathering in formation in the outer Oslofjord, passing Oscarsborg Fortress near Drøbak at about 11:30 and reaching Oslo around 13:30 on Tuesday.

The formation is led by the frigate Fridtjof Nansen, followed by the Coast Guard vessels Hopen and Nornen and the minesweeper Rauma. The ships will remain in Oslo throughout Wednesday and leave on Thursday.

Tuesday is the last opportunity for the public to view King Harald’s coffin in the Palace Chapel. The chapel has been open since 1 September, drawing around 5,000 visitors a day. About 7,000 people filed past the coffin on Saturday, after the palace extended its opening hours. The chapel is open from 10:00 to 19:00 on the final day.

The funeral will take place on Wednesday. The coffin will be carried from the palace to Oslo Cathedral for the funeral ceremony, then taken to Akershus Fortress and the royal mausoleum beneath the castle church, where King Harald will be laid to rest in a sarcophagus.

A final tribute to His Majesty.

· Aleksander HageA Norwegian Armed Forces press officer described the arrival of the Danish royal ship and other naval vessels in Oslo.
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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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