Princess Astrid of Norway Laid to Rest in Oslo

Princess Astrid of Norway was laid to rest beside her husband in Oslo on Wednesday, 23 September, twelve days after her death aged 94. Royal Central The funeral began at 13:00 in Ris Church. She was 94.

The Royal House of Norway, the monarch's official office, had announced the arrangements in advance. It said the funeral would take place on 23 September in Oslo. Town & Country The announcement gave the date, the city and then the hour and the church, which is the formal way the timetable is fixed.

The service was a public ceremony in her local church in Oslo. That is different from a state funeral, the formal national farewell ordered for a monarch. The doors were open to members of the public, and the service was held in the parish church she used. Mourners lined up hours before it began. News in English

It was Norway's second royal funeral in two weeks in September. News in English It came less than two weeks after the state funeral of her younger brother, King Harald V of Norway. Princess Astrid was the King's elder sister. The two farewells fell within the same month.

She was buried beside Johan Martin Ferner. They had married on 12 January 1961. Royal Central He died in 2015. The funeral therefore closed a long marriage with a burial together in the same place.

Among the tributes was a wreath of white roses from Anne, The Princess Royal. The card carried the words "With love and happy memories". It was signed "Anne". Royal Central The wording was quoted as written, with no added title.

For readers coming to this story new, the paper trail is short and clear. The death was on 11 September. The date and the 13:00 start came from the Royal House. The place was Ris Church in Oslo, her local church, and the burial was beside her husband of more than five decades. The message from The Princess Royal stands in its own words.