The King's coffin is on its way to Oslo Cathedral
Photo: Jørgen Braastad / VG
King Harald V's coffin left the Royal Palace at 12 noon, and it was completely silent along Karl Johans gate. Behind the Norwegian royal family walk royals from twelve countries and 22 heads of state and government. At 1pm the whole of Norway will fall silent for one minute.
King Harald V's coffin left the Royal Palace at 12 noon and is now being carried in procession to Oslo Cathedral. At 1pm the whole of Norway will fall silent for one minute, as the funeral ceremony begins.
The coffin left the Palace Square at 12 noon. Photo: Jørgen Braastad / VG
• Complete silence along Karl Johan
As the coffin left the Palace, it was completely silent along Karl Johans gate. People had begun gathering along the route before 9am.
The day began with a private moment in the Palace Chapel for the closest family. The main gate of the Palace was then opened, and the procession followed the coffin down towards the cathedral.
The public gathered in front of the Palace in the hours before the procession. Photo: Jørgen Braastad / VG
• The order of the procession
Ahead of the coffin walk representatives of the Armed Forces and the police, together with the Lord Chamberlain. Then comes the coffin, flanked by the King's aides-de-camp.
Behind the coffin walk King Haakon, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Prince Sverre Magnus and Princess Märtha Louise. The queens follow behind in the royal car A-2.
The royal family walking behind the coffin on the Palace Square. Photo: Jørgen Braastad / VG
King Haakon in the procession, with the sea of flowers behind him. Photo: Jørgen Braastad / VG
• The royal guests in the procession
Behind the Norwegian royal family walk royals from twelve countries. This is the list:
Sweden: King Carl Gustaf, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia, Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill.
Denmark: King Frederik, Queen Mary and Crown Prince Christian.
The Netherlands: King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Princess Amalia.
Belgium: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde.
Spain: King Felipe and Queen Letizia.
Luxembourg: Grand Duke Guillaume, Grand Duchess Stéphanie and Grand Duke Henri, emeritus.
Liechtenstein: Prince Alois and Princess Sophie.
Monaco: Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene.
The United Kingdom: Prince William of Wales and Princess Anne.
Japan: Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko.
Jordan: King Abdullah II and Queen Rania.
Greece: Crown Prince Pavlos.
In addition, 22 heads of state and government take part in the procession, among them Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Germany's Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Finland's President Alexander Stubb and Iceland's President Halla Tómasdóttir.
The coffin on the gun carriage, draped in the royal standard and with white flowers. Photo: Jørgen Braastad / VG
• Music in the cathedral
The ceremony in Oslo Cathedral is expected to last a little over an hour. According to VG, Åge Aleksandersen, Tuva Syvertsen and Andreas Aase will perform Alf Prøysen's Jørgen Hattemaker.
• F-35 flypast
When the coffin is carried out of the cathedral at around 2pm, the Air Force plans a flypast with F-35 fighter jets. The aircraft will perform a missing man manoeuvre, the Armed Forces say. Very few people are honoured with this manoeuvre in Norway.
• 46,000 filed past in the Palace Chapel
According to the Palace, 46,000 people visited the Palace Chapel during the seven days it was open for the public to file past. Around 5,000 came each day, and nearly 7,000 filed past on Saturday, when the opening hours were extended.
The coffin lay in the chapel with the regalia, under guard by the Armed Forces.
• From Rikshospitalet to Akershus
King Harald died at Rikshospitalet at 6.35am on Friday 28 August. The same evening the coffin was driven from the hospital to the Palace, and several thousand people lined the route.
The coffin lay in the Red Drawing Room until the following Monday, when the King's children and grandchildren carried it through the Palace to the Palace Chapel in a solemn ceremony.
On Wednesday the coffin will be taken on to its final resting place in the Royal Mausoleum at Akershus.