Norway's Queen Sonja to receive pacemaker after heart problem
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on January 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026

Norway's Queen Sonja, 87, will undergo pacemaker surgery after a heart issue. Diagnosed with cardiac fibrillation, she was briefly hospitalized.
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.
Sonja, the wife of Norway's head of state King Harald, was briefly hospitalised on Saturday and diagnosed with cardiac fibrillation following a ski trip, the court has previously said.
King Harald, 87, received a pacemaker in March to help compensate for a low heart rate.
(Reporting by Terje Solsvik; Editing by Alison Williams)
The main topic is Queen Sonja of Norway undergoing pacemaker surgery following a heart problem.
Queen Sonja is receiving a pacemaker due to cardiac fibrillation diagnosed after a ski trip.
Yes, King Harald received a pacemaker in March for a low heart rate.
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