Editing Olav V (section)

==Illness and death==
During the summer of 1990, the King suffered from health problems, but recovered somewhat during Christmas the same year. At the age of 87, on 17 January 1991, while residing in the Royal Lodge [[Kongsseteren]] in [[Oslo]], he became ill and died in the evening of a [[heart attack]]. An interview given by King [[Harald V of Norway|Harald V]] and hints in a biography by [[Jo Benkow]], who was the [[President of the Storting]] at that time, mention the possibility that King Olav suffered great [[Psychological trauma|trauma]] upon learning of the outbreak of the first [[Gulf War]],{{cn|date=February 2024}} which began on the day he died. Olav's son succeeded him as [[List of Norwegian monarchs|King Harald V]].

On the night of his death and for several days up until the state funeral, Norwegians mourned publicly, lighting hundreds of thousands of candles in the [[Slottsplassen|courtyard outside]] the [[Royal Palace, Oslo|Royal Palace]] in Oslo, with letters and cards placed amongst them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html?tid=131423&sek=26939|title=Tronskiftet 1991|website=www.kongehuset.no|language=no|access-date=2018-04-13}}</ref> The National Archives have preserved all these cards.

=== Funeral ===
The state funeral of King Olav V was held on 30 January 1991. During the funeral procession from the [[Royal Palace, Oslo|Royal Palace]] to [[Oslo Cathedral]], over 100,000 people lined up along [[Karl Johans gate]] to pay their respects.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tv2.no/a/7933387/|title=I dag er det 25 år siden kong Olav døde|last=AS|first=TV 2|work=TV 2|access-date=2018-04-13|language=no-nb}}</ref> Prime Minister [[Gro Harlem Brundtland]] gave the eulogy at the funeral, before the casket was moved to [[Akershus Fortress]] where a private service was held.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/innenriks/gro---jeg-hadde-et-nrt-forhold-til-kong-olav/3423180430.html|title=Gro: - Jeg hadde et nært forhold til kong Olav|last=Berge|first=Jørgen|work=Nettavisen|access-date=2018-04-13|language=no}}</ref>

Olav was finally laid to rest next to his wife [[Princess Märtha of Sweden|Märtha]] in the green sarcophagus of the [[Royal Mausoleum (Norway)|Royal Mausoleum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://norwegianhistory.no/the-secret-journey-of-queen-mauds-coffin/|title=The secret journey of Queen Maud's coffin {{!}} norwegianhistory.no|last=Dahlmann|first=L. A.|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124430/https://norwegianhistory.no/the-secret-journey-of-queen-mauds-coffin/|archive-date=9 February 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>