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Princess Astrid dies at 94
Her death followed King Harald’s funeral by two days, as Norway lowered flags and prepared a state-funded funeral.
What happened
Norway’s royal palace announced that Princess Astrid died on Friday, aged 94. Her final public appearance was at the funeral of her brother, King Harald, two days earlier. King Haakon ordered flags lowered at state institutions and announced that Astrid would receive a state-funded funeral.
Numbers
- 94Astrid's age at death
- 22Age she became first lady — After Crown Princess Märtha died
- 2 daysGap after Harald's funeral
Questions
- Who was Princess Astrid?
- She was King Harald’s elder sister, King Haakon’s aunt, and a long-serving representative of Norway’s royal household.
- Why did she become first lady?
- After Crown Princess Märtha died, Astrid took on the public role usually held by the monarch’s spouse in Norway.
- How will Norway mark her death?
- State institutions will lower flags on the day of death and again on the funeral day, under the king’s order.
- What was her final public appearance?
- Astrid attended her younger brother’s funeral in Oslo on Wednesday, after a thirteen-day national mourning period for Norway.
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The catch
Coverage gives no funeral date or cause of death.
The palace announced mourning measures.