Norway's Queen Sonja, 87, hospitalised for shortness of breath
Norway's Queen Sonja, 87, was admitted to the National Hospital on Monday evening for examinations due to shortness of breath, the Norwegian royal court said.
Sonja, the wife of Norway's head of state King Harald, received a pacemaker in January after suffering a heart problem.
Russian forces stage mass drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa, governor says
She was airlifted from the royal cabin in Sikkilsdalen in central Norway, where the couple spent the Easter holiday, the palace said in a statement.
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Norway's Queen Sonja, 87, hospitalised for shortness of breath
Norway's Queen Sonja, 87, was admitted to the National Hospital on Monday evening for examinations due to shortness of breath, the Norwegian royal court said. Sonja, the wife of Norway's head of state King Harald, received a pacemaker in January after suffering a heart problem. Russian forces stage mass drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa, governor says She was airlifted from the royal cabin in Sikkilsdalen in central Norway, where the couple spent the Easter holiday, the palace said in a statement.
