[norwegianne]

Originally Posted by dalia

I have found this picture on this link:- http://www.royaltyguide.nl/images-co...lav-Martha.jpg . Do I understand that King Olav and Crown Princess Martha are buried together in Akershus? The Crown Princess died many years before King Olav??
King Haakon and Queen Maud in this picture http://www.royaltyguide.nl/images-co...aakon-Maud.jpg. and a third picture of the crypt of the kings of Norway http://www.royaltyguide.nl/images-co...shus/crypt.jpg
Do I understand that it is a tradition in Norway to be burried together with the spouse? Thanks in advance.
Credit to www.royaltyguide.nl

Yes, they are buried together.

And it is quite customary for spouses in Norway to be buried together - when the first of a married couple dies, it is usually left space on the headstone, so that there is also room for the spouse on the stone.