Norway to bid farewell to King Harald V with funeral attended by royalty, dignitaries
- OSLO, Norway -- Norway will bid its final farewell to King Harald V on Wednesday with a funeral attended by royalty and leaders from across Europe and beyond, who will pay tribute to the popular monarch's 35-year reign.
- 28 aged 89, was Europe’s oldest monarch and had modernized the royal house, but refused to follow in the footsteps of other aging monarchs who have abdicated in recent times.
- His son immediately became King Haakon VIII and last week pledged an oath of allegiance to Norway's constitution in parliament.
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- OSLO, Norway -- Norway will bid its final farewell to King Harald V on Wednesday with a funeral attended by royalty and leaders from across Europe and beyond, who will pay tribute to the popular monarch's 35-year reign.
- 28 aged 89, was Europe’s oldest monarch and had modernized the royal house, but refused to follow in the footsteps of other aging monarchs who have abdicated in recent times.
- His son immediately became King Haakon VIII and last week pledged an oath of allegiance to Norway's constitution in parliament.
Sources: Al Jazeera, ABC News