🇳🇴 King Harald’s State Funeral will be held at Oslo Cathedral on Wednesday 9 September at 1:00pm local time. 📆 Expected Programme of Events: • 12:00pm – Procession departs the Royal Palace en route to Oslo Cathedral. Those behind the Bier include King Haakon, Queen Mette-Marit*, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Queen Sonja*, Prince Sverre Magnus, Princess Märtha Louise, Foreign Royals, Heads of State & Prime Ministers, Representatives of the Kingdom of Norway & Members of the Royal Court. • 1:00pm – State Funeral begins at Oslo Cathedral with a Moment of Silence. The Service will be led by Presiding Bishop Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit following the funeral liturgy of the Church of Norway. Various guest, including the President of the Storting & the Prime Minister, will speak. • 2:00pm – State Funeral ends with the Procession forming outside the Cathedral en route to Akershus Fortress. • 2:40pm – Procession arrives at Akershus Fortress followed by a Private Internment in the Royal Mausoleum. King Harald’s remains join that of the late King Haakon VII, Queen Maud, King Olav V & Crown Princess Märtha. The joint Sarcophagus — designed by Snøhetta — will be revealed after the internment has taken place. • TBD – King Haakon VIII & Queen Mette-Marit emerge from Akershus Fortress for a double Royal-Salute with flags being raised to full-mast. • TBD – The Norwegian Royal Family departs Akershus Fortress en route to the Royal Palace. • TBD – The Royal Couple, Queen Sonja, Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra, & Prince Sverre Magnus appear from the Balcony of the Royal Palace. • 5:00pm – King Haakon VIII & Queen Mette-Marit host a State Reception at the Royal Palace. Members of the Royal Families are confirmed to attend the various ceremonies on 9 September: 🇧🇪 King Philippe & Queen Mathilde 🇧🇬 Prince of Preslav 🇩🇰 King Frederik & Queen Mary, Crown Prince Christian, & Princess Benedikte 🇯🇵 Crown Prince Akishino (Fumihito) & Crown Princess Akishino (Kiko) 🇯🇴 King Abdullah 🇱🇮 Hereditary Prince Alois & Hereditary Princess Sophie 🇱🇺 Grand Duke Guillaume, Grand Duchess Stéphanie, & Grand Duke Henri 🇲🇨 Prince Albert 🇳🇱 King Willem-Alexander & Queen Máxima, Princess Amalia, & Princess Beatrix 🇪🇸 King Felipe, Queen Letizia, & Queen Sofía 🇸🇪 King Carl Gustaf & Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria & Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip & Princess Sofia, Princess Madeleine & Mr. Chris O’Niell, Princess Christina & Mr. Tord Magnuson 🇬🇧 Prince William & Princess Anne

In 1964, Dolly Parton, just 18 years old, arrived in Nashville on the very day she graduated from high school, with suitcases full of dirty clothes and a dream of making it big in country music. After dropping off her laundry at the Wishy Washy Laundromat, she went for a walk down the street to take in her new city. A 21-year-old man named Carl Dean drove by in his white Chevrolet and shouted that she’d get sunburned. She, fresh off the farm and used to greeting everyone, replied naturally. He turned around, pulled up, and they started talking. Carl thought instantly, “I’m going to marry that girl,” and immediately afterward, “My goodness, she’s beautiful.” Dolly was impressed that he looked her in the face and was genuinely interested in who she was, not just her appearance. The next day, he went to see her at her aunt and uncle’s house and returned every day that week. He wasn’t looking for the limelight or fame; he was a discreet man who worked in his father’s asphalt business. Thus began a simple and steady courtship. Two years later, on May 30, 1966, they were secretly married in a small church in Ringgold, Georgia, far from the Tennessee newspapers. Only Dolly’s mother, the pastor, and his wife were present. Carl never sought the spotlight; he preferred a private life while she became a legend. Together they shared more than six decades of marriage, marked by loyalty, humor, and a love that Dolly described as deep and unpretentious. He inspired songs and was her constant refuge. Carl passed away in March 2025, at the age of 82. Dolly followed him on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80, after a brief battle with cancer. The man who first saw her outside a laundromat and the woman who arrived in Nashville with dirty clothes and an open heart were reunited. Now they are both together in heaven.

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NEW: King Harald V of Norway's funeral will take place in Oslo Cathedral on Wednesday 9th September at 1pm.