Queen Sonja of Norway
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Sonja is the mother of King Haakon VIII of Norway. She was Queen of Norway from 1991 to 2026 as the wife of King Harald V, becoming Norway's first queen consort since Maud of Wales, who died in 1938.
Sonja in 2025
Sonja and Harald during their wedding ceremony
Sonja in Stockholm for Prince Carl Philip's wedding, 2015
Maud of Wales
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Maud of Wales was Queen of Norway from 18 November 1905 until her death in 1938 as the wife of King Haakon VII.
Queen Sonja of Norway
…of King Haakon VIII of Norway. She was Queen of Norway from 1991 to 2026 as the wife of King Harald V, becoming Norway's first queen consort since Maud of Wales, who died in 1938. Following the death of her husband, Sonja is now queen dowager and is currently styled only as Queen Sonja. Sonja and the then Crown…
Maud in 1906
Maud with her mother in 1872
Maud with her sisters Louise and Victoria. Painting by Sydney Prior Hall, 1883
The Marriage of Princess Maud of Wales by Laurits Tuxen