Dozens of European royals and heads of state, including Britain's Prince of Wales, gathered in Oslo on Wednesday to pay their respects to the late King Harald V of Norway.
Thousands of mourners lined the streets of the Norwegian capital for a funeral procession from the royal palace to Oslo Cathedral. The ceremony followed 13 days of national mourning after the king's death at the age of 89. King Harald V had reigned for 35 years and was remembered as a popular and modernizing figure.
The funeral day commenced with ceremonial troops assembling at Akershus Fortress, the medieval castle where King Harald was laid to rest. His coffin was then carried in procession, with his son, the new King Haakon, his daughter Princess Märtha Louise, and his grandchildren Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus, walking behind.
Queen Sonja, the late king's widow, and Queen Mette-Marit, King Haakon's wife who recently underwent a lung transplant, traveled by car.
Among the international attendees were Prince William, representing his father King Charles III, and the Princess Royal. They joined three Nordic kings, including Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Denmark's King Frederik X, as well as royal representatives from Jordan, Monaco, Belgium, Spain, and Japan.
Non-royal dignitaries present included Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, along with five foreign prime ministers.
Following the ceremony and burial at Akershus Castle, the Norwegian royal family appeared on the palace balcony to greet the crowds. King Haakon, Queen Mette-Marit, and Queen Sonja waved to the public gathered below.
A minute's silence was observed nationwide during the day's proceedings.