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King Harald’s funeral to take place 9 September

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30th August 2026
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King Harald’s funeral will take place Wednesday 9 September, the Norwegian Royal Court has just announced.

The late king, who passed away on 28 August at the age of 89, will have his funeral service conducted at Oslo Cathedral at 1:00 pm.

Olav Fykse Tveit, the President of the Church of Norway; Sunniva Gyvler, the Bishop of Oslo; Oslo Cathedral Cantor Marcus André Berg; and others, including the Oslo Cathedral Choir participating.

Further details will be released closer to King Harald’s funeral.

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Jess Ilse is the Assistant Editor at Royal Central. She specialises in the British, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Royal Families and has been following royalty since Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee. Jess has provided commentary for media outlets in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Jess works in communications and her debut novel THE MAJESTIC SISTERS is now available.