Europe's royalty pay respects to King Harald V in Norway

Várias dezenas de reis e chefes de estado europeus, incluindo o Príncipe da Gales e três reis nórdicos, prestaram seus últimos respeitos ao Rei Harald V em Oslo.

• Norway's King Harald dies aged 89: A beloved monarch buffeted by family crisesPublished28 August.

Thousands of people lined the route during a funeral procession from the royal palace to Oslo Cathedral on Wednesday afternoon, nearly two weeks after the king died aged 89.

Após a cerimônia e o enterro, a família real norueguesa, incluindo o novo rei Haakon, sua esposa rainha Mette-Marit e sua mãe e viúva de Harald, a rainha Sonja, saudou as multidões a partir do balcão do palácio.

A minute's silence was also observed throughout the country. Harald, who was seen as a popular, modernising figure, was on the Norwegian throne for 35 years.

After 13 days of national mourning, the day began on Wednesday with ceremonial troops assembling at Akershus Fortress, the medieval castle where Harald was later laid to rest.

A procession then took place, with Haakon, his sister Princess Märtha Louise and his children Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Prince Sverre Magnus, following the late king's coffin on foot.

Mette-Marit, que recentemente passou por um transplante de pulmão bem-sucedido, e Sonja, 89, seguiram em um carro.

Image source, EPA/Getty ImagesImage caption, Norway's new King Haakon (C), flanked by Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) and King Frederik X of Denmark.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, People gathered outside the royal palace in Oslo as the procession started.

Prince William, representando seu pai, o Rei Charles III, participou do funeral junto com a Princesa Real, que estava presente em caráter pessoal como madrinha do novo monarca da Noruega.

They were among 30 royal figures from Sweden, Jordan, Monaco, Belgium, Spain, Japan and Denmark.

Entre os chefes de Estado não-royais que compareceram ao funeral, estavam o presidente ucraniano Volodymyr Zelensky e o presidente alemão Frank‑Walter Steinmeier, juntamente com cinco primeiros‑ministros estrangeiros.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, From left: Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Letizia of Spain, the Prince of Wales and Princess Anne.

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier were also seen following King Harald's coffin.

During the funeral service at the cathedral, Mette-Marit was seen wiping her eyes, as Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre delivered a eulogy, saying Harald had struck "a balance between being stately and down-to-earth and that he had "made Norway greater.

A rainha Sonja, que também estava visivelmente emocionada durante a cerimônia, colocou uma rosa vermelha sobre o caixão de Harald.

A poignant moment as three bell tolls marking the end of a minute's silence in the cathedral was briefly interrupted by a mobile phone alarm going off.

Fonte da imagem, ReutersLegenda da imagem, a Rainha Mette-Marit (C) foi vista enxugando os olhos durante a cerimônia.

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Høiby (C) was granted permission to attend the funeral of his step-grandfather.

The day after his death, his son Haakon VIII thanked him for "being such a good dad" and said he had "always stayed true" to his values and commitments.

Royal observers have described the late king as well respected and beloved, and who was seen as a "grandfather" of the nation.

Nos últimos meses de sua vida, ele e sua família enfrentaram desafios pessoais e escândalo.

No início deste ano, documentos revelaram o contato frequente de Mette‑Marit com Jeffrey Epstein. Ela depois disse que desejava nunca ter conhecido o falecido criminoso sexual.

Meanwhile, her son, Marius Borg Høiby - who is not a royal figure himself but grew up within the family - was given a four-year jail term for two counts of rape in June.

Høiby, who is under house arrest pending appeal, was granted permission to attend the funeral, and sat in the second row during the cathedral ceremony alongside Märtha Louise's children.

Ao final do serviço, quatro jets de caça F‑35 sobrevoaram a catedral em formação de “missing man”.

Fonte da imagem, ReutersLegenda da imagem, A família real acenou para dezenas de milhares de pessoas a partir do balcão do palácio.

Harald's casket was then carried in a procession to the Palace Chapel at Akershus Fortress, where a private ceremony was attended by family members, foreign royals and other guests including the country's prime minister.

King Harald was laid to rest there alongside several members of the royal family, including his father King Olav V, his mother Crown Princess Märtha, and his grandparents, King Haakon VII and Queen Maud.

Norwegian flags across Oslo were raised from half mast to the top to mark the end of the burial, while the royal family returned to the royal palace.

In a display of gratitude for the support they had received since the king's death on 28 August, the family - Haakon, Mette-Marit, Ingrid Alexandra, Sverre Magnus and Sonja - then appeared on the balcony to greet tens of thousands of people who had gathered outside.