The marriage of King Harald V and Queen Sonja is one of the most moving love stories in European royalty: a romance that defied its time and helped modernize an institution that, in the 1960s, was still anchored in dynastic alliances. Their determination opened a door that now seems obvious: that a future king could also marry for love.

This Wednesday, September 9, in Oslo Cathedral, that same woman who helped revolutionize the European monarchy, not only Norway’s royal family, is saying goodbye to the partner with whom she shared almost 58 years of marriage ( he passed away the day before their anniversary ) and an extraordinary life…

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