Queen Sonja and husband King Harald V have two children: Princess Märtha Louise and Crown Prince Haakon. The Norwegian Royal Family faced a plethora of challenges in 2024, after Crown Prince Haakon's stepson, Marius Borg Høiby, was arrested on suspicion of rape and banned from the royal residence, per Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.

Queen Sonja of Norway was admitted to the hospital on Jan. 11 following a flare-up of her atrial fibrillation while skiing. She was discharged the following day, and the palace assures that her condition is not serious.

Norway's Queen Sonja has been discharged from hospital in Oslo after a successful operation to implant a heart pacemaker, the palace reported on Friday. Sonja, who is 87, underwent the operation in the Rikshospitalet on Thursday.

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Queen Sonja, 87, will have a pacemaker inserted in a scheduled surgery later this week after suffering a heart problem during the weekend, the Norwegian royal court said on Tuesday.

Queen Sonja was briefly admitted to Lillehammer Hospital in Norway last Saturday, after experiencing symptoms linked to her existing heart condition, atrial fibrillation, while she was on a ski trip. The Norwegian royal palace has now confirmed she will be fitted with a pacemaker on January 16.

Norway's 87-year-old Queen Sonja has left hospital after undergoing surgery to fit a pacemaker to correct an irregular heartbeat, the royal palace announced on Friday.

The wife of King Harald was briefly admitted to Lillehammer hospital after a ‘skiing incident’ complicated her pre-existing heart condition, but has seen been discharged in high spirits