Danish public broadcaster DR opened a live question-and-answer session with historian and royal expert Emma Paaske during the funeral of Norway’s King Harald in Oslo on Wednesday.
The live blog was published on the morning of September 9, 2026, in DR’s domestic news section. According to DR, Paaske was available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Danish time to answer readers’ questions.
DR stated that the session covered royal funerals, the European royal houses and related subjects. Readers submitted their questions directly in the article through an embedded live module. The broadcaster credited the post to DR Nyheder rather than a named reporter.
Emma Paaske is described by DR as a historian and royal expert. The format placed her commentary alongside the broadcaster’s running coverage of the ceremony in the Norwegian capital. DR labeled the page a liveblog and filed it under Indland, its section for news from Denmark.
The funeral in Oslo
In a separate report published the same day, DR wrote that tens of thousands of people said farewell to King Harald. That coverage described tears, gospel singing and a queen wearing a mourning veil at the ceremony.
DR reported on September 6, 2026, that Norway’s church bells would ring for an hour after the funeral. The broadcaster has collected its reporting on the king’s death in a dedicated theme page titled Kong Harald er død.
The Q&A ran as part of that theme coverage, which includes DR’s earlier reporting on King Harald’s health and on the days of mourning that followed his death. The broadcaster’s foreign desk handled the funeral reporting, while the reader session appeared in the domestic section.
DR did not publish a transcript of the session in the article itself. The questions and answers appeared inside the live module during the two hours the format was open.
Royal funerals in the Nordic countries typically draw large audiences on public broadcasters in neighboring states. DR’s decision to pair its live broadcast with an expert Q&A reflects the same combination of ceremony coverage and background explanation used for other major royal events. The broadcaster offered readers text-to-speech and dictionary tools on the page, features it applies across its news articles.
Interest in the Danish monarchy and its ties to the other Nordic royal houses has featured in DR’s coverage since the king’s death. Norway’s royal family and the Danish royal family are closely related through generations of intermarriage.
DR’s live session closed at 1 p.m. on September 9, 2026. Readers who missed it were directed to the broadcaster’s continuing coverage of the funeral and its aftermath.
