Sonja Queen of Norway Titles HM The Queen HRH The Crown Princess of Norway Miss Sonja Haraldsen Born July 4, 1937 (1937-07-04) (age 70) Oslo Consort January 17, 1991 - present Consort to Harald V Issue Princess Märtha Louise Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway Father Karl August Haraldsen Mother Dagny Haraldsen

Norwegian Royal Family HM The King HM The Queen HRH The Crown Prince HRH The Crown Princess HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra HH Prince Sverre Magnus HH Princess Märtha Louise HH Princess Ragnhild HH Princess Astrid This box: view • talk • edit

Queen Sonja of Norway (née Sonja Haraldsen, born July 4, 1937 in Oslo) is the queen consort of Norway, wife of King Harald V of Norway. She is styled HM The Queen. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 434 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (801 × 1107 pixel, file size: 150 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... County District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Harald V, King of Norway (born February 21, 1937) is the monarch of Norway. ... Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (born September 22, 1971) is the only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. ... Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (born Haakon Magnus on July 20, 1973 in Oslo) is the heir apparent to the throne of Norway. ... The Royal Family of Norway is the family of King Harald V of Norway. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Harald V, King of Norway (born February 21, 1937) is the monarch of Norway. ... Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (born Haakon Magnus on July 20, 1973 in Oslo). ... Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (born Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby in Kristiansand, Norway, on 19 August 1973), is the wife of HRH Crown Prince Haakon. ... Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway was born January 21, 2004 at 9:13am in Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo. ... Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005 in Oslo) is the second child of Haakon Magnus, Crown Prince of Norway and Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway. ... Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (born September 22, 1971) is the only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. ... Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. ... Princess Astrid, Mrs. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... County District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Harald V, King of Norway (born February 21, 1937) is the monarch of Norway. ...

A commoner, the daughter of Karl August Haraldsen and his wife, née Dagny Ulrichsen, she became engaged to then Crown Prince Harald in March 1968. They had been dating for nine years, although this had been kept secret because of opposition to her non-royal status. After the Crown Prince threatened to give up his rights to the throne unless he could marry her, the Crown Prince's father, Olav V consulted the government for advice. The result was that the couple were wed on August 29, 1968, in Oslo. A commoner, in British law, is someone who is neither the Sovereign nor a noble. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... His Majesty King Olav V (July 2, 1903 - January 17, 1991) reigned as King of Norway from 1957 to 1991. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... County District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ...

In 1982 she was awarded the Nansen Refugee Award. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The Nansen Refugee Award formerly known as the Nansen Medal is given annually by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to recognize outstanding service to the couse of refugees. ...

Following the death of King Olav V on January 17, 1991, Sonja became Norway's first queen consort in 53 years. She and King Harald have two children, Princess Märtha Louise married to Ari Behn and Crown Prince Haakon Magnus married to Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby. January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (born September 22, 1971) is the only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (born Haakon Magnus on July 20, 1973 in Oslo). ... Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (born Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby in Kristiansand, Norway, on 19 August 1973), is the wife of HRH Crown Prince Haakon. ...

In 2005, Queen Sonja became the first queen ever to visit Antarctica—the Queen was there to open the Norwegian Troll research station in the country's Antarctic dependency, Queen Maud Land. The Queen flew in on one of the Royal Norwegian Air Force's C-130H Hercules transport aircraft, landing at Troll airfield. Troll research station is a Norwegian Antarctic research station in Queen Maud Land, in the eastern part of Princess Martha Coast, constructed during the Norwegian expedition 1989 - 1990. ... Queen Maud Land (Norwegian: Dronning Maud Land) is the part of Antarctica lying between the terminus of Stancomb-Wills Glacier, at 20°W, and Shinnan Glacier, at 44° 38E. It has a land area of approximately 2,500,000 km², mostly covered by the Antarctic ice sheet. ... Ranks Norwegian military ranks Luftforsvaret or the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) is the air force of Norway. ... The Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a four-engine turboprop aircraft, is the main tactical air transport aircraft of the United States and UK military forces. ... A cargo aircraft, also alternately known as a transport aircraft, is an aircraft dedicated to handling transport of materials and oversized loads. ... Troll airfield is a 3 km air strip located near the Norwegian Troll Antarctic research station. ...

King Harald V and Queen Sonja have four grandchildren: HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005), Maud Angelica Behn and Leah Isadora Behn. They also have one step-grandchild, the Crown Princess's son, Marius Borg Høiby. Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway was born January 21, 2004 at 9:13am in Rikshospitalet University Hospital in Oslo. ... Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005 in Oslo) is the second child of Haakon Magnus, Crown Prince of Norway and Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maud Angelica Behn was born 29 April 2003 at Norways National Hospital, Rikshospitalet, in Oslo. ... Leah Isadora Behn (born April 8, 2005) is the second daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and husband Ari Behn. ... Marius Borg Høiby (born January 13, 1997) is the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway and Morten Borg. ...

In 2007, both she received the Holmenkollen medal with Frode Estil, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, and her husband, King Harald V. They are the fourth husband-wife team and two of only eleven non-Nordic skiers to do so. This included her late father-in-law King Olav V (1968), his late father King Haakon VII (1955), Jacob Vaage, and Ingemar Stenmark, among others. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Holmenkollen Medal is Norwegian skiings highest award for competitors. ... Frode Estil (born May 31, 1972 is a Norwegian cross-country skier. ... Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (born December 06, 1971 in Sandane) is a professional Norwegian cross country skier. ... Olav V Olav V (July 2, 1903 - January 17, 1991) reigned as King of Norway from 1957 to 1991. ... His Majesty King Haakon VII of Norway, Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel (August 3, 1872–September 21, 1957) was the first King of Norway after the dissolution of the personal union with Sweden in 1905. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Jacob Vaage is a Norwegian Historian who wrote many books about Norwegian skiing, including the Holmenkollen Ski Festival. ... Ingemar Stenmark (born March 18, 1956 in Joesjö, Storumans kommun) is a Swedish former slalom and giant slalom skier, competing for Fjällvinden Tärnaby. ...

External link

• 2007 Holmenkollen medalists announced - Accessed March 18, 2007. (Norwegian)
• Holmenkollen medal presented to Estil and Hjelmeset - Accessed March 21, 2007 (Norwegian)