King Harald's coffin transported to Royal Palace in Oslo
Thousands lined the streets of the Norwegian capital to witness the procession.
AI-assisted coverage comparison, editor-supervised · How this was made

King Harald's coffin transported to Royal Palace in Oslo
Photograph: unn.ua (embedded from source)
What this story says
- King Harald's coffin was moved from the National Hospital to the Royal Palace in Oslo on Friday evening.
- Thousands of people lined the streets of Oslo to watch the procession.
- The royal family accompanied the coffin during its journey.
- The coffin will stay at the Royal Palace until the day of the funeral.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 33 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 37 of the 70 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
55/100
Hype
41/100
70 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 3 of the 33 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
The coffin of King Harald was transported from the National Hospital to the Royal Palace in Oslo on Friday evening. Thousands of people lined the streets of the Norwegian capital to witness the procession. Members of the royal family accompanied the coffin during its journey. The coffin will remain at the Royal Palace until the day of the funeral.
Disagreement on crowd numbers
One report stated that approximately 13,000 people gathered at the Palace Square, according to Oslo police. Other reports mentioned thousands of people lining the streets or following the bier, without providing a specific figure.
Omissions
None of the left-rated digests mention the specific police estimate of 13,000 people at Palace Square. None of the right-rated digests mention the specific police estimate of 13,000 people at Palace Square.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 29 Aug 2026, 09:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
Which photograph to run is each newsroom’s own choice. The leaning beside a name is that outlet’s published rating, not a claim that the pictures divide along it. Every picture is shown from the outlet’s own server and links to the article it ran in.

King Harald's coffin transported to Royal Palace in Oslo
Ilta-Sanomat — embedded from source
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
3 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports focused on the movement of King Harald's coffin from the hospital to the Royal Palace in Oslo. They noted that the royal family accompanied the coffin and that the country stopped to observe the procession. One report mentioned that the coffin arrived at the castle in the evening.
Centre
13 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports highlighted the thousands of people who lined the streets of Oslo to bid farewell to King Harald, with some noting the presence of rain. These reports mentioned that the royal family accompanied the coffin. One report included a quote from a member of the public describing the atmosphere during the procession and expressing sympathy for the royal family. Another report noted that the coffin was transported from the hospital to the palace in the rain on Friday evening.
Right
17 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports stated that thousands of people followed the bier carrying King Harald on its journey through Oslo to the palace on Friday evening. They mentioned that the coffin was transported from the hospital to the castle, accompanied by the royal family. Some reports noted that Norwegians honoured the king along the road.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover King Harald's coffin transported to Royal Palace in Oslo?
- Of the 33 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 9% are rated left, 39% are rated centre, 52% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 70. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is King Harald's coffin transported to Royal Palace in Oslo left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 33 rated outlets on this story, 9% are rated left, 39% are rated centre, 52% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of King Harald's coffin transported to Royal Palace in Oslo biased?
- King Harald's coffin transported to Royal Palace in Oslo is one event reported by 70 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting King Harald's coffin transported to Royal Palace in Oslo?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered King Harald's coffin transported to Royal Palace in Oslo?
- 70 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- When was King Harald's coffin transported to the Royal Palace?
- King Harald's coffin was transported from the National Hospital to the Royal Palace in Oslo on Friday evening. The procession began around 6:30 PM.
- Who accompanied the coffin during the procession?
- The royal family accompanied King Harald's coffin during its journey from the National Hospital to the Royal Palace in Oslo. Thousands of people also lined the streets to witness the event.
- Where will King Harald's coffin be kept?
- The coffin will remain at the Royal Palace in Oslo until the day of the funeral. After its time at the palace, it will be moved to the chapel of Akershus Fortress.
Read it at the source
70 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
3Centre
13- Norway mourns King Harald as crowds gather at royal palace (opens WTVB in a new tab)
- Moving Pictures: How Norway Mourns King Harald V. (opens Kreiszeitung in a new tab)
Kreiszeitung — is Kreiszeitung biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Moving Pictures: How Norway Mourns King Harald V. (opens merkur.de in a new tab)
- Moving Pictures: How Norway Mourns King Harald V. (opens tz.de in a new tab)
- Moving Pictures: How Norway Mourns King Harald V. (opens hna.de in a new tab)
- Moving Pictures: How Norway Mourns King Harald V. (opens mannheim24.de in a new tab)
mannheim24.de — is mannheim24.de biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Norway mourns King Harald as crowds gather at royal palace (opens Reuters in a new tab)
- Touching Photos of Harald's Coffin Procession Released – Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra's Name Drew Attention (opens Ilta-Sanomat in a new tab)
Ilta-Sanomat — is Ilta-Sanomat biased? Our profile of this outlet
Show 5 more
- A Beautiful and Dignified Farewell (opens Ekstra Bladet in a new tab)
Ekstra Bladet — is Ekstra Bladet biased? Our profile of this outlet
- King Harald's coffin moving from Oslo hospital to Royal Palace (opens BBC News in a new tab)
- Monarchy - Coffin of the Late Norwegian King Harald Is Brought to the Castle (opens Deutschlandfunk in a new tab)
Deutschlandfunk — is Deutschlandfunk biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Procession with the Coffin of Norway's King Harald Leaves the Hospital for the Palace (opens Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija in a new tab)
- The Fiery Chapel of Harald Is Installed in the Royal Palace with the Crown, the Scepter, the Orb and the Sword of State on the Coffin (opens 20minutos in a new tab)
Right
17- Norway Mourns King Harald as Crowds Gather at Royal Palace (opens Asharq AL-awsat in a new tab)
Asharq AL-awsat — is Asharq AL-awsat biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Norway mourns King Harald as crowds gather at royal palace - Regional Media News (opens regionalmedianews.com in a new tab)
regionalmedianews.com — is regionalmedianews.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Norway mourns King Harald as crowds gather at royal palace (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
The Straits Times — is The Straits Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- King Harald: Last Escort! His Coffin Was Transported From the Clinic to the Castle (opens Bild in a new tab)
- Thousands Followed King Harald on His Last Journey to the Castle (opens berlingske.dk in a new tab)
berlingske.dk — is berlingske.dk biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Thousands Followed King Harald on His Last Journey to the Castle (opens BT in a new tab)
- Thousands Followed King Harald on His Last Journey to the Castle (opens Jyllands-Posten in a new tab)
Jyllands-Posten — is Jyllands-Posten biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Closest Family Accompanied Harald to the Castle (opens Kronen Zeitung in a new tab)
Kronen Zeitung — is Kronen Zeitung biased? Our profile of this outlet
Show 9 more
- Farewell to King Harald – Funeral Procession Goes Through Oslo to the Castle (opens Berliner Morgenpost in a new tab)
Berliner Morgenpost — is Berliner Morgenpost biased? Our profile of this outlet
- A Land in Mourning: Thousands Line the Path of King Harald's Funeral Procession (opens RP Online in a new tab)
- Coffin with King Harald's Body Arrives at Palace in Oslo (opens Reformatorisch Dagblad in a new tab)
Reformatorisch Dagblad — is Reformatorisch Dagblad biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Funeral Car with the Mortal Remains of King Harald V Arrives at the Royal Palace (opens El Debate in a new tab)
- King Harald V.: Thousands Farewell in Oslo (opens Frankfurter Allgemeine in a new tab)
Frankfurter Allgemeine — is Frankfurter Allgemeine biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Coffin with King Harald's Body Arrives at Palace in Oslo (opens De Telegraaf in a new tab)
De Telegraaf — is De Telegraaf biased? Our profile of this outlet
- King Harald's final journey begins as royals prepare to accompany him to Palace (opens Geo News in a new tab)
- Family Takes Him Home : Coffin with King Harald Is Transferred to the Castle (opens n-tv in a new tab)
- King Harald's Coffin Has Arrived in the Castle (opens focus.de in a new tab)
Not rated
37- Public allowed to bid farewell to King Harald - The Copenhagen Post (opens cphpost.dk in a new tab)
cphpost.dk — is cphpost.dk biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Exciting Images From Norway. King Harald V's Coffin Reached the Royal Palace, Surrounded by Thousands of People (opens Mediafax in a new tab)
- Moving Pictures: How Norway Mourns King Harald V. (opens op-online.de in a new tab)
op-online.de — is op-online.de biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Farewell to the Norwegian “People’s King” (opens Segre.com in a new tab)
- Norway mourns King Harald as crowds gather at royal palace (opens Blue Water Healthy Living in a new tab)
Blue Water Healthy Living — is Blue Water Healthy Living biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Thousands of Norwegians Accompanied the Coffin of the Late King Harald V on Its Way to the Palace (opens iDNES.cz in a new tab)
- Royal Family Cries to King Harald Before Public Farewell (opens tcsahora.com in a new tab)
tcsahora.com — is tcsahora.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Death of Norwegian King Harald V (†89): Giant Procession Behind the Coffin! (opens blesk.cz in a new tab)
Show 29 more
- Harald V Coffin of Norway Travels the Streets of Oslo Towards the Palace (opens Noticias ao Minuto in a new tab)
Noticias ao Minuto — is Noticias ao Minuto biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Floral tributes to King Harald (opens Gulf Times in a new tab)
Gulf Times — is Gulf Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Title of the Page (opens KTBB News, Weather, Talk in a new tab)
KTBB News, Weather, Talk — is KTBB News, Weather, Talk biased? Our profile of this outlet
- King Harald's Last Journey. The Streets of Oslo Were Filled with Thousands of Mourners (opens Aktuálně.cz in a new tab)
Aktuálně.cz — is Aktuálně.cz biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Thousands Followed King Harald on His Last Journey to the Castle (opens Presse-fotos.dk in a new tab)
Presse-fotos.dk
- Norway, King Harald V's Coffin Arrives at the Royal Palace in Oslo (opens Lapresse in a new tab)
- King Harald of Norway Already Rests in the Royal Palace of Oslo, Where the Fiery Chapel Will Be Installed (opens vf in a new tab)
- Thousands Followed King Harald on His Last Journey to the Castle (opens avisendanmark.dk in a new tab)
avisendanmark.dk — is avisendanmark.dk biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Bergen Mosque Marked King Harald's Passing (opens bt.no in a new tab)
- Thousands Followed King Harald on His Last Journey to the Castle (opens Kristeligt Dagblad in a new tab)
Kristeligt Dagblad — is Kristeligt Dagblad biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Thousands of People Were on the Last Journey. The Coffin of King Harald V of Norway Was Brought to the Palace in Oslo — Photo Report (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- The Procession Carrying the Coffin of Norway's King Harald Moved From the Hospital to the Palace (opens lrytas.lt in a new tab)
- The King's Bier Is Carried Into the Gates of the Palace (opens aftenbladet.no in a new tab)
aftenbladet.no — is aftenbladet.no biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The Coffin of King Harald of Norway Was Brought to the Palace, the Procession Was Met by Thousands of People (opens Unknown in a new tab)
Unknown
- Norway Bids Farewell to King Harald. Thousands of People in the Rain Accompanied the Coffin of the Deceased Monarch (opens Hospodárske Noviny in a new tab)
Hospodárske Noviny — is Hospodárske Noviny biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Harald's Coffin Was Brought to the Royal Palace in Oslo (opens SSS.fi in a new tab)
- Royal Family Is on Site: King Harald's Coffin Is Being Transferred (opens Promiflash.de in a new tab)
Promiflash.de — is Promiflash.de biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Here Comes the Bier to the Palace (opens fjordabladet.no in a new tab)
fjordabladet.no
- The Bier Has Arrived at the Palace. (opens smp.no in a new tab)
- The Last Journey to the Castle (opens NRK in a new tab)
- Curiosities of the Palace Where the Kings of Norway Live (opens Bloomberg Linea in a new tab)
Bloomberg Linea — is Bloomberg Linea biased? Our profile of this outlet
- King Harald Is Transported to the Palace (opens Nettavisen in a new tab)
Nettavisen — is Nettavisen biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Thousands Flocked to the Palace: – Special Day for Everyone in Norway (opens TV 2 in a new tab)
- King Harald's Bier Was Transported to the Palace: See the Route (opens VG in a new tab)
- The Bier Is Placed in the Red Salon at the Palace. (opens adressa.no in a new tab)
adressa.no — is adressa.no biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gallery.- Norway Cries the Death of King Harald V at Age 89 (opens eldiariodechihuahua.mx in a new tab)
eldiariodechihuahua.mx — is eldiariodechihuahua.mx biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Norway: King Harald's Last Journey – Thousands on the Streets of Oslo (Images and Video) (opens dnews.gr in a new tab)
- This Will Happen in the Coming Days (opens Varden in a new tab)
Varden
- Thousands Followed King Harald's Final Journey to the Castle (opens ekuriren.se in a new tab)
ekuriren.se — is ekuriren.se biased? Our profile of this outlet
How did this read?
About the coverage, not about the story. We do not ask whether you agree with what happened — we have no honest use for that answer.

![People attend a demonstration opposing the government's decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror organisation [File: Chris J Ratcliffe/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-06-15T113604Z_477271582_RC2BULA0QSXO_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-BRITAIN-PALESTINE-ACTION-1787911360.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)