Queen Mette-Marit walks with King Harald V's coffin to Oslo chapel
Queen Mette-Marit joined the procession that moved King Harald V’s coffin from the palace to the royal chapel in Oslo.
King Harald V of Norway passed away on Friday at the age of 89, and his son Crown Prince Haakon assumed the throne as King Haakon VIII. On Monday, Queen Mette-Marit participated in the solemn procession that carried the king’s coffin from the palace’s Red Salon to the royal chapel in Oslo, her inaugural public duty as queen. The coffin had arrived at the palace on Friday after being moved from the hospital, where the king had been treated.
Norway entered an official state of mourning, and citizens have been leaving flowers, cards, and candles at the palace. The royal chapel will hold the coffin for public viewing beginning Tuesday, with the funeral scheduled for September 9. The transition occurs amid scrutiny of the new king’s marriage and the queen’s recent lung transplant recovery.
Why it matters
The ceremony signals Norway’s royal succession and national mourning after the death of its long-reigning monarch.
How this story developed
- Aug 28 Norway's King Harald passes at 89, son Haakon VIII ascends the throne
- Aug 29 King Haakon VIII delivered his first national address.
- Aug 30 Haakon will take the parliamentary oath on Tuesday.
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