King of Norway funeral： Norwegians bid farewell to King Harald V in 'beautiful' and 'sad' tributes

I decided to walk down here today to just take everything in, get a good impression and to show respect, pay respect to our former king and the royal family. They're very important to Norwegians, I think. They do a great job representing Norway, yes. I mean, it's very beautiful, but it's also very sad because a family has also lost a very important family member. So I'm shaking, but I'm glad I walked down here. He was very popular. I think everyone liked him, you know. So it was a moment for history. So as I say, I never go to things like this, but today I wanted to be here. So I mean, it was a strong moment and nice to be here. It's an important day. We lost our king. It's a very special day. And I think it's a special thing to be a part of. So it's a lot of mixed feelings. A lot of, what can I say? It's a lot of pride. At the same time, a lot of sadness. It's touching. For me, the king's been part of my life ever since I was born. It's the only king I've lived under. So I think it was really beautiful to see everyone. I thought it was important to show up. And also, of course, in the national attire. It feels like a very good and worthy ceremony for our former king. And we all loved him so much. So it was fantastic to see all the world leaders come here today and everything worked out so well. It was a beautiful ceremony. It was a very, very beautiful ceremony for the king. And it was very touching seeing the queen here as well. And also during the ceremony when she placed the red rose. It's very touching. It's been a very emotional day from this grief that we have had in this whole country. I have traveled from the west coast today to be here. King Harald was an amazing man, but I think King Haakon will do a good job as well. Yeah, I felt that it was uplifting. We got the chair to the new king and queen, but it was also really sad and broke my heart when Sanja came out on the balcony. Because since King Harald's death, you have seen in her eyes that she's been really touched by the passing of the king. So when she came out of the balcony, I think a lot of people got really moved by seeing her reaction to all the people. So it was uplifting, but also sad at the same time. The reason why we are here in Oslo today is just because we have this wonderful king. Actually, we've been afraid that he was quite old and we were afraid that he was going to die. And then suddenly it happens. And he had meant so much for me and my family and for the whole country as an institution that brings us respect for other minorities, for people that suffer and for people that need to be taken care of. So we really loved our royal family and When we had problems back in my family, sort of like quite normal or a little bit more than normal, because we had a sick child when we were young. And I was thinking sometimes that if the king can stand upright and be there for others, we can stand up for our own family. And we are really close to each other. So I really love the way they have been taking care of all the family and the rest of them. I'm here today because our king is dead and we will show the respect for him. Today is a very special and historical day. I'm here to pay the last respects to our king, who has been a very extraordinary person, very warm, very wise, a person that is always bringing people together. And I think he will be truly missed. So this is our way to pay him last respects on his last day here on earth. I think a king is a person that has a role to gather people, especially in difficult times. And he has definitely done that through the years. He's also a very humorous person. So with his humor, I think he kind of eased down things that are maybe very... He managed to bring people together in several layers of the community. It didn't matter what religion they had, what kind of person they loved or not loved. He would always be very kind to everybody. And he would be like, we are all people. We all have to live here together in harmony, if possible. And I think he was extraordinary to create that atmosphere.