{"id":342063,"date":"2026-09-09T18:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T18:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/342063\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T18:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T18:58:12","slug":"kings-queens-and-princes-mourn-king-harald-in-oslo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/342063\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings, queens and princes mourn King Harald in Oslo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kings, queens, princes and princesses have come together in Oslo
\nfor the funeral of King Harald V of Norway.<\/p>\n

Led by Harald\u2019s son and successor, Haakon VIII, royalty from
\naround the world paid tribute to the man who ruled Norway for 35
\nyears.<\/p>\n

Tens of thousands of people lined the streets on the day of the
\nfuneral to watch the solemn procession from the Royal Palace to
\nOslo Cathedral where the funeral took place.<\/p>\n

\"King\"KingKing Haakon, Crown Princess
\nIngrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus and Princess Martha Louise
\nfollow King Harald\u2019s funeral bier<\/p>\n

King Harald\u2019s coffin was born on an open bier through the
\nstreets of Oslo with King Haakon waling behind with his children,
\nCrown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, and Prince Sverre Magnus. Also
\nleading mourners in the procession was Harald V\u2019s daughter,
\nPrincess Martha Louise.<\/p>\n

On arrival at Oslo Cathedral, King Haakon greeted his mother,
\nQueen Sonja, who had been driven to the church.<\/p>\n

\"The\"TheThe funeral of King
\nHarald<\/p>\n

King Harald\u2019s coffin was then carried into the church where it
\nwas placed on a bier between royalty from around the world.<\/p>\n

The service was led by Bishop Olav Fykse Tveit along with
\nSunniva Gylver, Bishop of Oslo Diocese. Crown Princess Victoria,
\ngoddaughter of King Harald, read a prayer.<\/p>\n

Among the music chosen for the service was a moving rendition of
\nAbide With Me, sung in English, and a choral version of a hymn
\nwritten almost twenty years ago for King Harald and Queen Sonja
\nwhen they both turned seventy. Another of the hymns chosen was \u2018I
\nknow of a fortress in Heaven\u201d which is often sung at funerals in
\nNorway and which is based on a traditional Norwegian folk
\nmelody.<\/p>\n

\"Princess\"PrincessKing Harald\u2019s grandchildren,
\nincluding Maud Behn, Leah Behn and Emma Behn, were moved during the
\nservice<\/p>\n

The congregation also listened to the prayer of St. Francis of
\nAssisi \u2013 Make me an instrument of your peace. It was read before
\nthe final prayer of commendation and said in Swedish \u2013 King
\nHarald\u2019s mother, Martha, was a Princess of Sweden.<\/p>\n

There was also a sad farewell from King Harald\u2019s wife, Queen
\nSonja, who walked forward during the service and laid a lone red
\nrose on the coffin of her husband.<\/p>\n

At the end of the service, King Harald\u2019s coffin was carried out
\nof the cathedral and taken on an open carriage to Akerhus fortress
\nfor burial. King Haakon VIII, accompanied by King Frederik X of
\nDenmark and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.<\/p>\n

\"King\"KingKing Haakon, flanked by King
\nCarl XVI Gustaf and King Frederik, walk behind King Harald\u2019s
\ncoffin<\/p>\n

A private service of committal and burial was held at Akerhus.
\nLater, King Haakon VIII and Queen Mette-Marit led the Norwegian
\nroyal family on to the balconv of the palace to greet the huge
\ncrowds who had come to pay their respects.<\/p>\n

Inside, a reception was held for the royal guests and
\ndignitaries. The entire Swedish royal family attended alongside
\nFrederik and Mary of Denmark who walked into the gathering with the
\nPrince of Wales and Princess Anne.<\/p>\n

Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra thanked Prince William and the
\nPrincess Royal profusely for their words as they greeted her,
\nappearing to call after them as they left to offer more thanks.
\nThere was a poignant moment, too, when Princess Beatrix of the
\nNetherlands greeted her long time friend, Queen Sonja, with the two
\nclose to tears as they exchanged a few words.<\/p>\n

King Harald died on August 28 at the age of 89 after a short
\nillness. His reign had begun in January 1991 and he remained a
\nhugely popular figure throughout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kings, queens, princes and princesses have come together in Oslo for the funeral of King Harald V of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":342064,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-342063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}