Harald V funeral: Prince William joins royals and diplomats in Oslo to pay final tribute to late king of Norway

The king, a popular modernising figure who had been on the Norwegian throne for 35 years, died last month at the age of 89.

King Abdullah II, who has grey hair, wears a black suit, whit shirt and black tie, while Queen Rania, who has brown long hair, wears a black dressImage source, Getty Images
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King Abdullah II of Jordan (L) and Queen Rania of Jordan walk at the procession in Oslo

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and King Abdullah II of Jordan are among the 30 royals, 17 non-royal heads of state and five foreign prime ministers in the funeral procession from the Royal Palace to Oslo Cathedral.

The Prince of Wales and Princess Anne are also at the funeral, and were pictured walking in the procession.

A press release issued by Norway’s royal palace this morning confirmed that members of the royal families in Sweden, Monaco, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Japan and Greece would also be present.

Other non-royal heads of state at the funeral are from Germany, Lithuania, Moldova, Estonia, Albania, Canada, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Finland, Iceland, Georgia, Greece, Poland, Ireland and Hungary.

The Danish, Moroccan, Swedish, Thai and French prime ministers are also in attendance.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyImage source, Getty Images

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