Seven-Hour Queue to Pay Respects to King Harald's Coffin
Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A queue around 1.2 kilometers long formed in Oslo on Saturday for people visiting the late King Harald's coffin.
- The waiting time reached about seven hours, prompting the royal court to extend public visiting hours until 11 p.m. through Monday.
- King Harald will be buried at Oslo Cathedral on September 9, with Sweden's King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia expected to attend.
A queue stretching about 1.2 kilometers through Oslo reflected the scale of public mourning for the late King Harald on Saturday. People waited around seven hours to pay their respects at his coffin in the palace chapel.
The Norwegian royal court extended visiting hours for the public, adding evening access until 11 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
King Harald's funeral will take place at Oslo Cathedral on September 9. Sweden's King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia, along with several other members of the Swedish royal family, will travel to Oslo to attend.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. 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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