Norwegian and Foreign Royal Families bid Farewell to King Harald V
On Wednesday, the Norwegian Royal Family was joined by members of Foreign Royal Families and hundreds of guests to bid farewell to King Harald V in Norway.
At noon, a procession took place from the Royal Palace to Oslo Cathedral with King Haakon leading members of his family behind King Harald’s coffin. Foreign royal guests also took part in the procession.
The State Funeral took place at Oslo Cathedral and the service was conducted by Bishop Olav Fykse Tveit. A one-minute silence was observed at the beginning of the service. The President of the Storting and the Prime Minister gave speeches. Crown Princess Victoria, King Harald’s goddaughter, did a reading. Crown Princess Victoria wore a brooch that was gifted to her by King Harald.
Afterward, another procession took place from Oslo Cathedral to Akershus Castle Church where a private service took place for the family and foreign royal guests. After the private service, King Haakon and Queen Mette-Marit came out of the courtyard of Akershus Fortress as the flags that were flying at half-mast were raised and a double royal salute was fired.
The Norwegian Royal Family then traveled back to the Royal Palace and King Haakon, Queen Mette-Marit, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Queen Sonja, and Prince Sverre Magnus appeared on the Palace’s balcony.
King Haakon, Queen Mette-Marit, their children, and Queen Sonja then hosted a reception at the Palace for foreign royal guests.
A quick note before we get to the photos of the royals in attendance: as we wish to keep the fashion minimal in this post, we won’t include our usual detailed fashion breakdowns. For those who want more details than what will be listed here, a detailed recap has been linked for each royal lady we have IDs for.
King Haakon and Queen Mette-Marit
Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus
Princess Martha Louise, Durek Verrett, Maud Angelica Behn, Leah Isadora Behn, and Emma Tallulah Behn
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia
Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill
King Frederik, Queen Mary, and Crown Prince Christian
King Felipe, Queen Letizia, and Queen Sofia
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima
Princess Catharina-Amalia and Princess Beatrix
Prince Albert and Princess Charlene
Grand Duke Guillaume, Grand Duchess Stéphanie, and Grand Duke Henri
The Prince of Wales and Princess Anne
Queen Anne-Marie and Crown Prince Pavlos
On Monday, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde spent their second day in Kazakhstan.