Over 100,000 expected to bid farewell to King Harald
The entire Norwegian royal family was gathered when King Harald's coffin was taken to the Palace Chapel in Oslo on Monday afternoon, Norwegian media reports.
Among the pallbearers were King Haakon and Princess Märtha Louise, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus and the bonus grandson Marius Borg Høiby, who is on leave from prison.
Starting tomorrow and until the day before the funeral, Norwegians who want to say their final goodbyes to the king will come. The coffin will stand in the Palace Chapel until the planned funeral ceremony at Oslo Cathedral on September 9. Over 100,000 Norwegians are expected to do so as well.
Borg Høiby allowed to attend funeral despite leg shackles
Bonus Prince Marius Borg Høiby will be allowed to attend King Harald's funeral on September 9. This is reported by Aftenposten.
- It would have been completely heartless if he had not been allowed to attend. It is important that the family be together - and Marius is part of that family, says Dagbladet's court commentator Sigrid Hvidsten.
Borg Høiby will also be present today when King Harald is moved to the Palace Chapel and a memorial service will be held for the next of kin.
The bonus prince is otherwise at his parental home in Skaugum with leg shackles waiting for the verdict in the Court of Appeal. He has previously been sentenced to four years in prison for two rapes and assault.
Hela
den norska kungafamiljen var samlad när kung Haralds kista fördes till
Slottskapellet i Oslo på måndagseftermiddagen, rapporterar norska
medier.
Bland kistbärarna fanns kung Haakon och prinsessan Märtha
Louise, kronprinsessan Ingrid Alexandra, prins Sverre Magnus och
bonusbarnbarnet Marius Borg Høiby som har permission från häktet.
Med
start i morgon och fram till dagen före begravningen kommer de norrmän
som vill kunna ta sina sista farväl av kungen. Kistan kommer stå i
Slottskapellet fram till den planerade gravfärdsceremonin till Oslo
domkyrka den 9 september. Över 100 000 norrmän väntas ta också göra
detta.
Borg Høiby får delta vid begravningen trots fotboja
Av Hannah Gustafsson Publicerad:
Bonusprinsen Marius Borg Høiby får delta på kung Haralds begravning den 9 september. Det rapporterar Aftenposten.
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Det hade varit fullständigt hjärtlöst om han inte hade fått delta. Det
är viktigt att familjen får vara samlad – och Marius är en del av den
familjen, säger Dagbladets hovkommentator Sigrid Hvidsten.
Borg
Høiby kommer även att närvara i dag när kung Harald ska flyttas till
Slottskapellet och i samband med det hålls en minnesgudstjänst för de
närmaste.
Bonusprinsen befinner sig annars vid föräldrahemmet i
Skaugum med fotboja i väntan i väntan på domen i hovrätten. Han är sedan
tidigare dömd till fyra års fängelse för två våldtäkter och misshandel.
The Norwegian king has been moved to the Palace Chapel.
Queen Sonja left a wreath next to her husband's coffin.
"Thank you for a good life".
The bonus prince Marius Borg Høiby, who has an anklet, was today carrying King Harald's coffin. This was revealed after new pictures from the Norwegian court.
The king's coffin was moved from the Red Salon to the Palace Chapel.
The coffin was accompanied by the king's family and court employees and the procession went through the palace's halls.
The queens walked hand in hand
The head of the court, Olav Heian-Engdal, walked at the forefront and carried the royal crown on a cushion, followed by the national sword and the king's orders.
The bonus prince is carrying King Harald's coffin. Photo: Ole Berg-Rusten / NTB
The children King Haakon and Princess Märtha Louise and the grandchildren Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus, Marius Borg Høiby, Maud Angelica Behn, Leah Isadora Behn and Emma Tallulah Behn participated in the procession through the palace, as can be seen in the photos published from the event.
Queen Mette-Marit and Queen Sonja also participated. The queens walked hand in hand after the coffin.
On the palace grounds, the queens came out hand in hand.
The Queen's greeting: "Thank you for a good life".
Starting on Tuesday at 2 p.m., the Palace Chapel will be open to the public who want to say a final farewell to King Harald. The royal family left three wreaths at the coffin in the chapel.
The first is from Queen Sonja, with the text:"Thank you for a good life".
On the right side of the coffin is another wreath from the royal family:
"Thank you".
It is signed “Haakon, Mette, Ingrid, Magnus and Marius”.
The third wreath reads:
“Thank you for everything, dear father, grandfather and father-in-law. We love you so much”
It is signed “Märtha, Durek, Maud, Leah and Emma.
On Saturday, the day after the king’s passing, the couple would have celebrated their wedding anniversary.
King Harald and Queen Sonja would then have celebrated 58 years of marriage.
Given permission from prosecutors
The prosecutor has previously approved that Marius Borg Høiby is allowed to leave the Skaugum residence, where he is serving his detention in ankle shackles, even during the funeral on September 9, reports Aftenposten.
He was also granted permission to visit King Harald at the National Hospital in Oslo on August 27 and to be present at the palace when the king’s coffin was brought there the following day, as Aftonbladet has previously reported.
Continued dispute over the Indus River despite the verdict
Indusfloden och bifloden Zanskar på indiskt territorium. Arkivbild. Foto: Mukhtar Khan/AP/TT
Continued dispute over the Indus River despite the verdict TT-AFP Published 20.03
The Indus River and its tributary Zanskar in Indian territory. Archive photo. Photo: Mukhtar Khan/AP/TT
India is ordered to comply with its obligations in an agreement with Pakistan to agree on access to water, including the Indus River.
India has wanted to break the agreement in the ongoing, low-intensity conflict with its neighbor.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration, also known as the Hague Tribunal, in the Netherlands ruled on Monday that New Delhi must comply with the agreement concluded with Islamabad in 1960. The agreement regulates how water resources are to be distributed in six rivers with sources in India and that flow through Pakistan.
India announced in the spring of 2025 that it was leaving the agreement, partly in response to Indian accusations that Pakistan supported a deadly attack on tourists on the Indian side of Kashmir. Pakistan denies involvement in the act.
India's Ministry of External Affairs announced that it does not accept the arbitration award.
