Oslo mayor cancels own wedding after death of Norway's king

What the report says

Oslo Mayor Anne Lindboe has postponed her wedding after the death of Norway’s King Harald V, according to BBC World News. The ceremony had been planned for Friday with her fiancé, Pål Sandvid, but was called off after the king died earlier that day, her political adviser told the BBC. Lindboe, who has been engaged for five years and announced the engagement in June, has not set a new date.

The BBC reported that King Harald died at the national hospital in Oslo while being treated for a rare blood condition. He reigned for 35 years and was widely seen as a unifying figure in Norway, including during periods of national difficulty. His son, King Haakon VIII, became Norway’s new monarch on Friday, the same day the king died.

In a tribute posted on Instagram, Lindboe praised Harald’s service and said many Norwegians felt they knew him even without meeting him. The report also noted that people had begun leaving flowers at a memorial outside the Royal Palace in Oslo. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said Norway was “united in grief and gratitude,” while King Charles III said he was mourning his “dear cousin.”

The postponement reflects the broader period of mourning in Norway following the death of a long-reigning monarch whose death came just before the couple’s planned wedding date.