Oslo’s Mayor Anne Lindboe postponed her wedding on the day King Harald V died, reflecting the national mourning following the monarch’s death. The decision underscores Harald’s significance as a popular, unifying figure who helped modernise Norway’s monarchy during his 35-year reign.

Lindboe had planned to marry her fiancé, Pål Sandvid, on Friday after a five-year engagement, but no new date has been announced. Harald, 89, died in Oslo’s national hospital while being treated for a rare blood condition; his son, King Haakon VIII, succeeded him, while mourners laid flowers outside the Royal Palace.