Norway's King Haakon leads royals at Princess Astrid's funeral

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Sept, 17:38 · Archive

Princess Astrid of Norway died aged 94, two weeks after her brother King Harald.

Norwegian royals gathered at Ris Church in Oslo for the funeral of Princess Astrid, who died on September 11 aged 94. Her death came just two weeks after that of her younger brother, King Harald V, whose state funeral she attended on September 9 in what proved to be her final public appearance.

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• King Haakon leads royal presence for Princess Astrid's funeral as Princess Anne shares touching tributeNorway's Royal Family gathered at Ris Church in Oslo today to bid farewell to Princess Astrid, who passed away on September 11, aged 94. King Haakon VIII and Queen Mette-Marit arrived at the capital's church roughly five minutes before the 1pm service commenced, joined by the King's mother, Queen Sonja, and his daughter, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra. The occasion marked a deeply painful fortnight for the Norwegian royals, who buried King Harald - Astrid's younger brother - at his state funeral on September 9. Princess Astrid had attended that service, making it her final public appearance…GB News · 23 Sept, 17:27
• Norway's King and Queen lead royals - including heiress-to-the-throne Ingrid - at funeral for Princess Astrid, who died days after attending her late brother Harald V's funeralAstrid died on September 11 at the age of 94 - just two weeks after the passing of her younger brother, the late King Harald, 89.Daily Mail · 23 Sept, 15:28

In this story: Princess Astrid · King Haakon VII · King Harald V · Queen Mette-Marit · Queen Sonja · Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra · Ris Church · Oslo

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