Norway Bids Final Farewell To King Harald V

NORWAY – Norway bade its final farewell to Harald the Fifth on Wednesday as crowds lined the streets and foreign royals and leaders converged on Os-Lo for the funeral of the long-serving king, who was remembered as a popular monarch with a down-to-earth touch.

A 21-gun salute rang out over the capital at the start of a funeral procession from the royal palace to Os-Lo cathedral.

Harald’s son, new King Haakon the Eighth, and other senior royals walked behind the coffin, draped with the Red Norwegian Royal standard.

Harald’s widow, Queen Sonja, and Haakon’s wife, Queen Mette-Marit, followed in a car.

Norwegian officials and foreign dignitaries joined the solemn procession.

They included the monarchs of Sweden, Denmark, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco and Jordan.