Norway's King Harald V was laid to rest on Wednesday, in a series of ceremonies marking the culmination of 13 days of national mourning following his death at the age of 89.
A procession on foot from the royal palace to Oslo Cathedral was followed by a church ceremony which began with a nationwide minute of silence.
Among the guests were Britain's Prince William and Princess Anne; Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko; Spain's King Felipe, Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia; Sweden's royal family; and Denmark's King Frederik and Queen Mary.
Heads of state from around the world were invited, among them Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who arrived in Oslo late on Tuesday, meeting with Norway's prime minister to discuss the war with Russia, officials from both sides said.
Queen Mette-Marit, 53, the commoner wife of Norway's new King Haakon VIII, attended the funeral but travelled by car with Harald's widow, Queen Sonja, 89. Mette-Marit is recovering from a lung transplant she underwent in June
Her son, Marius Borg Hoiby, from a relationship before her marriage to Haakon, was at the funeral despite being under house arrest and wearing an ankle monitor after his conviction for rape and domestic violence. He is appealing the sentence.
Following the service, a smaller procession accompanied the coffin to the royal crypt at Akershus Fortress overlooking Oslo harbour. There, Harald's coffin will be placed in a sarcophagus, alongside those of his parents.




