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Norway's Princess Astrid dies at 94, two days after brother King Harald's funeral
September 11, 2026 at 07:58 PM
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Norway's Princess Astrid has died at 94, two days after attending the funeral of her brother, King Harald V, the royal palace announced Friday.
- Princess Astrid died Friday, two days after attending Harald's funeral in a wheelchair, an event that served as her last public engagement.
- King Haakon VIII said Astrid "represented the Royal House in a warm and dutiful manner throughout her long life."
- Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said Astrid will be buried at state expense with flags flown at half-mast across Norway.
- Astrid was the last surviving child of King Olav V and served as Norway's first lady from 1954 until 1968.


