Norway held a state funeral on Wednesday for King Harald V, who died aged 89 last month as Europe's oldest reigning monarch, with heads of state, foreign royals, and dignitaries gathering in Oslo's Cathedral for the ceremony. A royal procession carried the coffin by military gun carriage from the Royal Palace along the historic Karl Johans gate to the cathedral, after which a private service was held at Akershus Fortress (a medieval castle overlooking Oslo harbour), where Harald was interred in the royal vault alongside his parents and grandparents. The funeral marks the public debut of the new monarchs, King Haakon VIII and Queen Mette-Marit, whose reign begins under some strain: Mette-Marit was absent due to health reasons following a lung transplant this summer, and her son Marius Borg Høiby — who participated in earlier palace rites wearing an electronic ankle tag — has been convicted of rape and assault and awaits an appeal.