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Why many young Norwegians are mourning King Harald

Why many young Norwegians are mourning King Harald

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

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

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  • Young people attending a memorial gathering in Bergen said they felt deeply affected by King Harald’s death.
  • Thirteen-year-old friends Ellinor Eriksdatter Wilson Færevaag and Jennie Børrestad attended the memorial at Koengen.

Many young Norwegians have been surprised by how strongly they reacted to the death of King Harald.

Among those attending a memorial gathering at Koengen on Sunday were 13-year-old friends Ellinor Eriksdatter Wilson Færevaag and Jennie Børrestad. Færevaag said it had been “very nice to say goodbye to King Harald.”

It was very nice to say goodbye to King Harald.

— Ellinor Eriksdatter Wilson FærevaagThe 13-year-old spoke after attending the memorial gathering at Koengen.
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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.