This is how King Harald V’s funeral will unfold in Oslo

King Harald V’s funeral will bring Oslo to a standstill on Wednesday, with a nearly three-hour official program attended by members of royal families and heads of state from dozens of countries.

At noon, the main gate of Oslo’s Royal Palace will open for the coffin procession to the cathedral, a route of slightly more than one kilometer. At the same time, 21-gun salutes will be fired from nearby Akershus Fortress and eight other Norwegian military fortifications.

The coffin will travel in a vehicle. Walking behind it will be King Haakon VIII, his two children, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus, as well as his older sister, Princess Märtha Louise. Queen Mette-Marit, who received a lung transplant in June, and the widowed Queen Sonja will follow the route by car. Guests and representatives of official Norway will also join the procession, while soldiers from every branch of the armed forces line the route.

Thousands of Norwegians are expected to watch in Oslo. Authorities have installed giant screens in the city center and in other parts of the country. The funeral service will begin at 1 p.m., with a minute of silence marked by three church bells before and after it. The service will last about an hour and will be led by Olav Fykse Tveit, head of Norway’s national Lutheran church, together with Oslo Bishop Sunniva Gylver.

Four Air Force F-35s will fly over the cathedral after the service as a mark of honor. The coffin will then continue to Akershus Castle Church for a private ceremony with the immediate family before the monarch is placed in a sarcophagus in the royal crypt. A separate memorial ceremony at Oslo City Hall will bring together 450 guests, including foreign heads of state and government representatives. At 3:20 p.m., flags lowered to half-mast after Harald’s death are scheduled to be raised again.