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Sonja (born Sonja Haraldsen; 4 July 1937) is Queen of Norway as the wife of King Harald V. [3] Sonja and the then Crown Prince Harald had dated for nine years prior to their marriage in 1968. They had kept their relationship a secret due to the controversy of Sonja's status as a commoner. Harald had told his father, King Olav V, that he would ...
Sonja Haraldsen. The wedding of Harald, Crown Prince of Norway, and Sonja Haraldsen took place on Thursday, 29 August 1968, at Oslo Cathedral. The wedding was the culmination of a nine-year courtship as King Olav V, Harald's father, was reluctant to permit his son and heir to marry a commoner. Since 1991, Harald and Sonja have been king and ...
Harald became king following his father's death in 1991. He married Sonja Haraldsen in 1968, their relationship having initially been controversial due to her status as a commoner. They have two children, their elder child Märtha Louise and their younger child Haakon, who became heir apparent due to male-preference primogeniture.
Harald and Sonja Haraldsen greet the public from the balcony of the Royal Castle, following their engagement news. As the royal family's website notes, "The engagement between Miss Haraldsen and ...
As for real-life royals, Queen of Norway Sonja Haraldsen attended the show in a collared shirt, long black skirt, and pale pink wrap. She posed for a photo with Brigitte Macron, wife of French ...
Sonja Haraldsen, the daughter of a clothing merchant, met then-Crown Prince Harald at a party in 1959. Soon after, the Crown Prince invited Haraldsen to a graduation ball, where they were first ...
the Semiramis of the North 2 February 1388 – 28 October 1412 (24 years, 269 days)with Eric III (1389–1412) c. 1353 Vordingborg Castle youngest daughter of Valdemar IV and Helvig of Schleswig. Haakon VI of Norway 9 April 1363 Church of Our Lady One son. 28 October 1412 Ship on Flensburg Fjord Aged 58–59.
Sonja Haraldsen: Karl August Haraldsen: 4 July 1937 29 August 1968 17 January 1991 husband's accession: Incumbent - Harald V: See also. List of Norwegian monarchs;