Prince William to represent King Charles at funeral of Norway’s King Harald V
Duty falls by precedent to William to attend service of late monarch, alongside Princess Royal, who is godmother to new king Haakon VIII
TL;DR
- Prince William will represent King Charles at the funeral of King Harald V of Norway.
- King Harald V died on August 28th at the age of 89.
- Princess Anne will also attend the funeral as godmother to the new King Haakon VIII.
- William is attending due to the precedent that the sovereign does not attend funerals of other heads of state.
- King Charles paid tribute to his 'dear cousin' and 'much-loved kinsman and friend'.
- King Harald V was praised as an inclusive 'people's king' who modernized the monarchy during his 35-year reign.
- The funeral will take place on September 9th at Oslo Cathedral.