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 is set to undergo surgery after her hospitalisation last weekend. The Norwegian Queen Consort, 87, will be fitted with a pacemaker on Thursday, the palace confirmed in a statement. She will be admitted to Rikshospitalet in Oslo on Wednesday evening ahead of the procedure and is then expected to remain in the hospital for one or two days.

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 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.

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.