Norway's Queen Sonja, 87, hospitalised for shortness of breath

April 21 (Reuters) - 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.

By Reuters

22 Apr

NATO Ambassador Zeki Levent Gumrukcu(L-R) greets Norway's King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon during the reception of NATO's foreign ministers in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace in Oslo, Norway, 31 May 2023. The NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs meet in Oslo from 31 May to 01 June 2023. (Photo: EPA-EFE / Stian Lysberg Solum)

Sonja, the wife of Norway's head of state King Harald, received a pacemaker in January after suffering a heart problem.

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.

(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Jamie Freed)

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Norway's Queen Sonja, 87, hospitalised for shortness of breath

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