European heirs attend King Harald V's funeral in Oslo
According to a report from hola. com, Crown Princess Ingrid of Norway, Princess Amalia of the Netherlands and Crown Prince Christian of Denmark attended King Harald V's state funeral in Oslo on 24 August, joining a number of other European and Japanese heirs. King Harald V, who had been hospitalized for a bacterial blood infection and haemolytic anaemia, died on 24 August, prompting Crown Prince Haakon to assume the throne as King Haakon VIII, as reported by AP News. Norway entered a period of national mourning, with an oath ceremony for the new king scheduled for the following, according to BBC.
The new monarch delivered his first televised address, pledging continuity of democratic values, a move also covered by DW. Memorial services were held across cathedrals, and officials said the burial would take place in calendar week 37, AP News noted. Meanwhile, Queen Mette-Marit, recovering from a lung transplant, missed the oath ceremony and was taken to Oslo University Hospital, as reported by HOLA.
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