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Birthday of Queen Sonja in Norway

Birthday of Queen Sonja in Norway is held on July 4. This event in the first decade of the month July is annual. Help us Help us 
4 July - Birthday of Queen Sonja in Norway
She became Queen consort on 17 January 1991, when her husband became king. Her Majesty Queen Sonja was born in Oslo on 4 July 1937 as the daughter of Dagny (1898-1994) and Karl August Haraldsen (1889-1959). When King Harald ascended to the Throne upon the death of King Olav, Queen Sonja became Norway's first queen in 53 years.
Queen Sonja has a strong sense of social engagement. She has been patron of and has played an active role in a variety of large-scale fundraising initiatives. The Queen accompanies the King on official state visits abroad, and she participates when foreign heads of state pay official visits to Norway.

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