Princess Astrid of Norway, the sister of the precocious King Harald V, has died astatine the property of 94, 2 days aft attending his funeral, the country's royal palace has announced.
The caller king, Haakon VIII, said that "throughout her agelong life, Princess Astrid represented the Royal House successful a lukewarm and dutiful manner".
Harald died past month, aged 89, aft much than 35 years arsenic king. His ceremonial was Astrid's past nationalist engagement.
The princess volition beryllium buried astatine authorities disbursal and volition beryllium flown astatine half-mast crossed Norway, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said.
Astrid was the past surviving kid of King Olav V, who reigned from 1957 to 1991.
She became Norway's archetypal woman astatine the property of 22 successful 1954, aft the decease of her parent Crown Princess Märtha. Olav did not remarry and Astrid retained the rubric until her brother's matrimony successful 1968.
"In her work, Princess Astrid was ever peculiarly acrophobic with attraction and inclusion for the astir susceptible successful society," her nephew King Haakon said successful his statement.
Her wellness had deteriorated successful caller months and successful March she received infirmary attraction for pneumonia.
Dozens of European royals and heads of authorities attended Harald's ceremonial connected Wednesday, including the Prince of Wales and 3 Nordic kings.
Thousands of radical lined the way during a procession from the royal palace to Oslo Cathedral connected Wednesday afternoon.
The non-royal leaders paying their respects included Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and 5 overseas premier ministers.
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