View source for Queen Sonja of Norway

{{Short description|Queen of Norway since 1991}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox royalty
| consort      = yes
| name         = Sonja
|image        =H.M._Queen_Sonja_Oslo_Jazzfestival_2017_(181611)_(cropped).jpg
| caption      = Sonja in 2017
| succession   = [[List of Norwegian royal consorts|Queen consort of Norway]]
| reign        = 17 January 1991 – present
| coronation   = 23 June 1991{{Efn|Coronation discarded by constitutional amendment in 1908. Harald V swore the Royal Oath in the [[Storting]] on 21 January 1991 and received the benediction in the [[Nidaros Cathedral]] on 23 June 1991.<ref>{{Cite news | newspaper=Aftenposten | title=Kong Harald tiltrer Regjeringen | language=no | trans-title=King Harald joins the government |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/fakta/olav/article451304.ece|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050119054402/http://www.aftenposten.no/fakta/olav/article451304.ece| date=9 April 2003 | archive-date=19 January 2005 | accessdate=16 April 2023}}</ref>}}
| cor-type     = [[Benediction]]
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Harald V of Norway|Harald V]]| 29 August 1968}}
| issue        = {{ubl | [[Princess Märtha Louise]] |
 [[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway|Crown Prince Haakon]]}}
| house        = [[House of Glücksburg|Glücksburg]] (by marriage)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalcourt.no/seksjon.html?tid=28435&sek=27259|website=royalcourt.no|publisher=Norwegian Royal Court|title=The Royal Family}}</ref>
| father       = Karl August Haraldsen
| mother       = Dagny Ulrichsen
| birth_name   = Sonja Haraldsen
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1937|7|4}}
| birth_place  = [[Oslo]], Norway
| religion     = [[Church of Norway]]
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| alma_mater  = {{plainlist|
* [[Universitetet i Oslo]] (cand. mag.)
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{{Norwegian royal family}}

'''Sonja''' (born '''Sonja Haraldsen'''; 4 July 1937) is [[List of Norwegian royal consorts|Queen of Norway]] as the wife of King [[Harald V]].<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.kongehuset.no/c27282/artikkel/vis.html?tid=28738|title=The Official Website of the Royal House of Norway: Her Majesty Queen Sonja}}</ref>

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 remain unmarried if his father did not grant consent to marry Sonja.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://royalcentral.co.uk/blogs/before-they-were-royal-the-life-of-queen-sonja-of-norway-106880|title=Before they were royal: The life of Queen Sonja of Norway|last=Aquino |first=Gabriel|date=2018-08-15|website=Royal Central}}</ref> Upon their marriage, Sonja became crown princess and later the queen of Norway upon her husband's accession to the throne in 1991, becoming Norway's first queen consort in 52 years. The couple has two children together: [[Princess Märtha Louise]] and [[Crown Prince Haakon]].

As queen, Sonja holds patronage of up to fifteen organisations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=28742|title=Organisations under the patronage of HM The Queen}}</ref> Sonja has also served as Vice President of the [[Norwegian Red Cross]] from 1987 to 1990. In 2005, she became the first queen to visit Antarctica. In 2017, she was awarded the Trysil-Knut Prize, making her the first woman to receive the award. She is also known for her interest in music, art and culture, having founded the [[Queen Sonja International Music Competition]] and the Queen Sonja Print Award. She is also a [[Graphic designer|graphic artist]] and [[Ceramic art|ceramicist]], with many of her works being featured in exhibitions across Norway and other countries.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

==Early life==
Sonja Haraldsen was born on 4 July 1937 in [[Oslo]], the daughter of clothing merchant Karl August Haraldsen and Dagny Ulrichsen.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> She had three siblings, Haakon Haraldsen,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-12 |title=Dronning Sonjas bror er død |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/norge/i/b2WaB/dronning-sonjas-bror-er-doed |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=www.aftenposten.no |language=nb}}</ref> Gry Henriksen and Karl Herman Haraldsen, who died in a boating accident.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dimmen |first=Sofie Dege |date=2018-08-29 |title=Dronning Sonja: Min døde bror ble aldri funnet |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/dronning-sonja_-min-dode-bror-ble-aldri-funnet-1.14186127 |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref> She grew up at Tuengen Allé 1B in the district of [[Vinderen]] in Oslo and completed her lower secondary schooling in 1954. She received a diploma in dressmaking and tailoring at the Oslo Vocational School, and a diploma from École Professionnelle des Jeunes Filles (a [[finishing school]]) in [[Lausanne]], [[Switzerland]]. There, she studied accounting, fashion design, and social science. She returned to Norway for further studies and received an undergraduate degree ([[French language|French]], [[English language|English]] and [[Art History]]) from the [[University of Oslo]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

==Marriage==
{{Main|Wedding of Harald, Crown Prince of Norway, and Sonja Haraldsen}}
In June 1959 she first met Crown Prince Harald (the future King Harald V) at a party hosted by Johan H. Stenersen. Later in August the Crown Prince invited her to his graduation ball, where they were photographed together for the first time. They dated for nine years, although their relationship had been kept secret because she was a commoner.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The Crown Prince made it clear to his father, King [[Olav V of Norway|Olav V]], that he would remain unmarried for life unless he could marry her.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://royalcentral.co.uk/blogs/before-they-were-royal-the-life-of-queen-sonja-of-norway-106880|title=Before they were royal: The life of Queen Sonja of Norway|last=Aquino |first=Gabriel|date=2018-08-15|website=Royal Central|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-26}}</ref> This would in effect have put an end to the rule of his family, and likely to the monarchy in Norway, as Harald was the sole heir to the throne. Faced with having to choose one of his relatives from the [[Danish royal family]], the [[List of rulers of Schleswig-Holstein|Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein]] or even the [[Counts, dukes and grand dukes of Oldenburg#Grand Dukes of Oldenburg|Grand Dukes of Oldenburg]] as his new heir in place of his son, Olav V consulted the government for advice; as a result, Sonja became engaged to Crown Prince Harald on 19 March 1968. The couple married on 29 August 1968, at [[Oslo Cathedral]]. She thus acquired the style of ''[[Royal Highness]]'' and the title of Crown Princess of Norway.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

==Public life==
[[File:Queen Sonja of Norway in 2015.jpg|thumb|Sonja in [[Stockholm]] for [[Wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist|Prince Carl Philip's wedding]], 2015]]
Following the death of [[Olav V of Norway|King Olav V]] on 17 January 1991, Sonja became Norway's first queen consort in 52 years.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Queen Sonja accompanied [[Harald V of Norway|King Harald V]] when he swore his oath to uphold the Constitution in the [[Storting]] on 21 January 1991. During [[Haakon VII|Haakon VII of Norway]]'s reign, his wife [[Maud of Wales|Queen Maud]] died in 1938 and his son Olav V was then crown prince when his wife [[Princess Märtha of Sweden]] died in 1954 before he became king three years later. It was also the first time in 69 years that a Norwegian queen had been present in the Storting. Since his accession, Queen Sonja has accompanied the King to the formal opening of the autumn session of the Storting and the reading of the Speech from the Throne.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

In accordance with their own wishes, the King and Queen were [[consecration|consecrated]] in [[Nidaros Cathedral]] in Trondheim on 23 June 1991.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Following the consecration, the King and Queen conducted a 10-day tour of Southern Norway. In 1992, the entire royal family conducted a 22-day tour of Norway's four northernmost counties.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

The Queen accompanies the King on official state visits abroad. She acts as the hostess when foreign heads of state officially visit Norway.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

In 2005, Queen Sonja became the first queen ever to visit [[Antarctica]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The Queen was there to open the Norwegian [[Troll (research station)|Troll research station]] in the country's Antarctic dependency, [[Queen Maud Land]]. The Queen flew in on one of the [[Royal Norwegian Air Force|Royal Norwegian Air Force's]] [[C-130|C-130H Hercules]] [[military transport aircraft|transport aircraft]], landing at [[Troll Airfield]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

In 2017 Queen Sonja was awarded the [[Trysil-Knut Prize]]. She is the first woman to ever receive the award.<ref>[https://www.h-a.no/nyhet/dronning-sonja-faar-trysil-knut-prisen Dronning Sonja får Trysil-Knut prisen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101205222/https://www.h-a.no/nyhet/dronning-sonja-faar-trysil-knut-prisen |date=1 November 2019 }} {{in lang|no}} [h-a.no], retrieved 17 May 2018</ref>

The Queen was appointed a Rear Admiral in the [[Royal Norwegian Navy]] and a Brigadier in the [[Norwegian Army]]. She has undergone a basic officer training course and has participated in exercises.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/klipp/247969 |title=Video from NRK of Sonja participating in a winter exercise |access-date=24 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909141858/http://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/klipp/247969 |archive-date=9 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.mil.no/start/article.jhtml?articleID=65424 Article from the Norwegian defence on Royals in the military] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060114092812/http://www.mil.no/start/article.jhtml?articleID=65424 |date=14 January 2006 }} (Norwegian)</ref>

On 17 January 2021, Queen Sonja celebrated 30 years as [[Norway]]'s queen consort.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalcourt.no/fotoalbum.html?tid=186253&sek=28410&kategori=112482|title = King and Queen for 30 years}}</ref>

===Activities===
In 1972, Sonja was involved in establishing Princess Märtha Louise's Fund, which provides assistance to disabled children in Norway. She has taken active part in large-scale initiatives to raise funds for international refugees and spent time in the 1970s visiting [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] boat refugees in [[Malaysia]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

From 1987 to 1990, Crown Princess Sonja served as Vice President of the [[Norwegian Red Cross]]. She was responsible for the organisation's international activities. She took part in a Red Cross delegation to [[Botswana]] and [[Zimbabwe]] in 1989.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

Queen Sonja's School Award was established in 2006 and is awarded to schools who have "demonstrated excellence in its efforts to promote inclusion and equality".<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>[https://archive.today/20070618002306/http://www.udir.no/templates/udir/TM_Tema.aspx?id=2998 Article from the Norwegian Directorate of Education on Queen Sonja’s School Award] {{in lang|no}} Retrieved 6 November 2007</ref>

In 2021, [[Frank Rossavik]] said that now she is starting an [art] gallery, to sell works by artists that she has given her prestigious prizes to.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-01 |title=Bør dronning Sonja bli gallerist også? |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kommentar/i/rgoOom/boer-dronning-sonja-bli-gallerist-ogsaa |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=www.aftenposten.no |language=nb |quote=Når dronning Sonja nå starter eget galleri for å selge verk av kunstnere hun har gitt sine prestisjetunge priser til, [...]}}</ref>

===Personal interests===
Sonja established the [[Queen Sonja International Music Competition]] in 1988. It was originally for pianists, but in 1995 the competition became only for singers. The jury consists of diverse authoritative figures in opera and the winners receive a cash amount and prestigious engagements at Norwegian music institutions.<ref name="kongehuset.no">[http://www.kongehuset.no/c29278/artikkel/vis.html?tid=29280 Royal House web page on the Queen's areas of special interest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610210731/http://www.kongehuset.no/c29278/artikkel/vis.html?tid=29280 |date=10 June 2011 }} Retrieved 6 November 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.qsimc.no/default.pl?showPage=212 Queen Sonja International Music Competition web page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220103148/http://www.qsimc.no/default.pl?showPage=212 |date=20 February 2012 }} Retrieved 2 September 2009</ref>

She is a longtime avid photographer and has a keen interest in art.<ref>Jan Thomas Holmlund (27 October 2011): [http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/10/27/kultur/kunst/dronning_sonja/kongefamilien/kongelige/18778114/ Her er dronning Sonjas egne kunstverk] {{in lang|no}} ''[[Verdens Gang]]'', retrieved 6 July 2013</ref> She is a [[Printmaking|printmaker]], and held exhibitions with artists [[Kjell Nupen]] and [[Ørnulf Opdahl]] in 2011 and 2013.<ref>Lars Elton (6 July 2013): [http://www.vg.no/rampelys/artikkel.php?artid=10111988 De tre musketêrer] {{in lang|no}} ''[[Verdens Gang]]'', retrieved 6 July 2013</ref> The Queen Sonja Nordic Art Award was established in 2011 with Tiina Kivinen from Finland being the first recipient in 2012. The prize will be awarded every other year.<ref>[http://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.html?tid=92424&sek=92423 H.M. Dronning Sonjas kunstnerstipend] {{in lang|no}} Kongehuset.no, retrieved 6 July 2013</ref>

In 2017, [[The Queen Sonja Art Stable]] was opened, a venue which will function as a scene for arts and culture. Together with King Harald, the queen has for decades attempted to establish a [[palace museum]] in [[Oslo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/article/ap-lmAL.html|title=Kongehusekspert Kjell Arne Totland skriver: Gi kongeparet et permanent slottsmuseum|last=Totl|first=Kjell Arne|website=Aftenposten|date=19 July 2015 |language=nb-NO|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/ytring/pa-tide-med-et-slottsmuseum-1.14351475|title=På tide med et slottsmuseum|last=Moxnes|first=Agnes|date=2018-12-27|website=NRK|language=nb-NO|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref>

The Queen is a keen hiker, and this was marked by a sculpture unveiled for her 80th birthday as a gift from the [[Norwegian Trekking Association]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The statues in the Palace Park |url=https://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=29640&sek=113201&scope=27248 |website=Royal House of Norway |access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref>

===Health===
In January 2025, Sonja was admitted to [[Lillehammer Hospital]] for observation following [[atrial fibrillation]] while on a skiing trip.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/dronning-sonja-innlagt-pa-sjukehus-1.17202555|title=Dronning Sonja innlagt på Lillehammer sjukehus|work=NRK|date=11 January 2025|access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref> She underwent surgery at the [[Oslo University Hospital]] on 16 January to receive a [[pacemaker]] implant.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250117-norway-queen-leaves-hospital-after-pacemaker-surgery-palace |title=Norway queen leaves hospital after pacemaker surgery: palace |work=France 24 |date=17 January 2025|access-date=17 January 2025}}</ref> In April 2025, she was hospitalised at the [[Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet|National Hospital]] due to shortness of breath.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/norways-queen-sonja-87-hospitalised-shortness-breath-2025-04-21/|title=Norway's Queen Sonja, 87, hospitalised for shortness of breath|work=Reuters|date=21 April 2025|access-date=21 April 2025}}</ref>

=== In popular culture ===
In 2025 [[Amazon Prime Video]] released the period drama ''The Commoner'', which tells the story of the fight of then Crown Prince Harald and Sonja Haraldsen for their right to marry. Queen Sonja of Norway is portrayed by Gina Bernhoft Gørvell.

==Issue==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col"|Name
! rowspan="2" scope="col"|Birth
! colspan="2" scope="col" |Marriage 
! rowspan="2" scope="col"|Children 
|-
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Spouse
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | [[Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Princess Märtha Louise]]
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=dmy|1971|9|22}}
| {{dts|format=dmy|2002|5|24}}<br /><small>Divorced 2017</small>
| [[Ari Behn]]
| {{plainlist|
**[[Maud Angelica Behn]], born 29 April 2003
**[[Leah Isadora Behn]], born 8 April 2005
**Emma Tallulah Behn, born 29 September 2008
}}
|-
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy|2024|8|31}}
| [[Durek Verrett]]
| colspan="2" {{N/A|None}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | [[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway]]
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=dmy|1973|7|20}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=dmy|2001|8|25}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway|Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby]]
| {{plainlist|
**[[Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway|Princess Ingrid Alexandra]], born 21 January 2004
**[[Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway|Prince Sverre Magnus]], born 3 December 2005
}}
|}

==Arms==
<gallery>
File:Coat of arms of Queen Sonja of Norway.png|[[Coat of arms of Norway|Coat of arms]]
File:Royal Monogram of Queen Sonja of Norway.svg|Monogram
</gallery>

==Honours==
{{see also|List of honours of the Norwegian royal family by country}}

In 1982 she was awarded the [[Nansen Refugee Award]]. In 2007, she received the [[Holmenkollen medal]] with [[Simon Ammann]], [[Frode Estil]], [[Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset]], and her husband, King Harald V.

Queen Sonja also received an Honorary Doctorate from [[Heriot-Watt University]] in 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www1.hw.ac.uk/graduation/honorary-graduates.htm|title=Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh: Honorary Graduates|website=www1.hw.ac.uk|access-date=2016-04-04|archive-date=18 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418163907/http://www1.hw.ac.uk/graduation/honorary-graduates.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== National orders ===
* {{flag|Norway}}: Grand Cross with Collar of the [[Order of St. Olav|Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav]] °
* {{flag|Norway}}: Grand Cross of the [[Royal Norwegian Order of Merit]] °
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Norwegian Royal House Centenary Medal|The Royal House Centenary Medal]] °
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Haakon VIIs Centenary Medal]] °
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Olav Vs Commemorative Medal of 30. January 1991]] °
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Olav Vs Jubilee Medal 1957-1982]] °
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Olav Vs Centenary Medal]]°
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Harald Vs Jubilee Medal 1991-2016]] °
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Royal Family Order of King Olav V of Norway]] °
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Royal Family Order of King Harald V of Norway]] °
*{{flagicon|Norway}} Norwegian Red Cross Badge of Honour °
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Nansen Medal|The Nansen Medal]] °
*{{flagicon|Norway}} Oslo Military Society Badge of Honour in Gold °

=== Foreign orders ===
* {{flag|Argentina}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of May]] °
* {{flag|Austria}}: Grand Star of the [[Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria]] (1978)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXIV/AB/AB_10542/imfname_251156.pdf | title = Reply to a parliamentary question about the Decoration of Honour | language = de | page=518 | access-date = 28 November 2012 }}</ref> °
* {{flag|Belgium}}: Grand Cordon of the [[Order of Leopold (Belgium)|Order of Leopold]]<ref>Belga Pictures, State visit of Norway in Belgium, May 2003, [http://6.t.cdn.belga.be/picture:1278978:preview:watermark Group photo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425125030/http://6.t.cdn.belga.be/picture:1278978:preview:watermark |date=25 April 2012 }}, [http://2.t.cdn.belga.be/picture:1279014:preview:watermark Harald V & Paola] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425131322/http://2.t.cdn.belga.be/picture:1279014:preview:watermark |date=25 April 2012 }}, [http://2.t.cdn.belga.be/picture:1279009:preview:watermark?m=klpfghcp Albert II & Sonja] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120713034607/http://2.t.cdn.belga.be/picture:1279009:preview:watermark?m=klpfghcp |date=13 July 2012 }}</ref> °
* {{flag|Brazil}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Southern Cross]] °
* {{flag|Bulgaria}}: Sash of the [[Order of Stara Planina|Order of the Balkan Mountains]] °
* {{flag|Chile}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit (Chile)|Order of Merit]] °
*{{flag|Croatia}}: Recipient of the [[Grand Order of Queen Jelena]] (12 May 2011)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Odluka o odlikovanja Njezinog Veličanstva kraljice Sonje od Norveške Veleredom kraljice Jelene s lentom i Danicom |url=https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2011_07_81_1723.html |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=narodne-novine.nn.hr}}</ref>
* {{flag|Denmark}}: Knight of the [[Order of the Elephant]] (12 February 1973)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/modtagere-af-danske-dekorationer|title=Modtagere af danske dekorationer|date=2017-12-12|website=Kongehuset|language=da|access-date=2019-09-03|archive-date=12 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512015518/http://kongehuset.dk/modtagere-af-danske-dekorationer|url-status=dead}}</ref> °
*{{flag|Estonia}}: Member 1st Class of the [[Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana]] (24 August 1998)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.president.ee/en/estonia/decorations/bearer/87/kuninganna-sonja|title=Vabariigi President|website=www.president.ee|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> °
*{{flag|Estonia}}: Member 1st Class of the [[Order of the White Star]] (2 September 2014)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.president.ee/en/estonia/decorations/bearer/19148/sonja|title=Vabariigi President|website=www.president.ee|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref>
*{{flag|Finland}}: Commander Grand Cross of the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]]<ref name=dekorasjoner>{{Cite web |title=H.M. Dronningens dekorasjoner |publisher=Det norske kongehus |date=15 September 2023 |access-date=11 October 2023 |url= https://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.html?tid=27415&sek=27020 |language=no }}</ref> °
* {{flag|France}}: 
** Grand Cross of the [[National Order of Merit (France)|National Order of Merit]]<ref name=dekorasjoner/> °
** [[Legion of Honour|Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour]] °
*{{flag|Germany}}: Grand Cross Special Class of the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] °
* {{flag|Greece}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Redeemer]] °
*{{flag|Hungary}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary]] °
*[[File:Olympic flag.svg|25px|IOC]] [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]]: Recipient of the Gold [[Olympic Order]] °
*{{flag|Iceland}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Falcon]] (21 October 1981)<ref>[http://falkadb.forseti.is/orduskra/fal03.php?term=sonja&sub=Leita Iceland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203121638/http://falkadb.forseti.is/orduskra/fal03.php?term=Sonja&sub=Leita |date=3 February 2016 }}</ref> °
* {{flag|Italy}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]] (19 October 2001)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/48649|title=Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana|website=www.quirinale.it|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> °
* {{flag|Japan}}: Grand Cordon (Paulownia) of the [[Order of the Precious Crown]] °{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}
* {{flag|Jordan}}: Grand Cordon of the [[Supreme Order of the Renaissance]] ° (Order of Al-Nahda)
* {{flag|Latvia}}: Commander Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Three Stars]] (2 September 1998)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vestnesis.lv/ta/id/220770|title=Par apbalvošanu ar Triju Zvaigžņu ordeni - Latvijas Vēstnesis|work=vestnesis.lv|language=lv|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> °
* {{flag|Latvia}}: Recipient of the 1st Class of [[Cross of Recognition]] (12 March 2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vestnesis.lv/op/2015/55.12|title=Par Atzinības krusta piešķiršanu - Latvijas Vēstnesis|work=vestnesis.lv|language=lv|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> °
* {{flag|Lithuania}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Vytautas the Great]] (3 September 1998) <ref>[http://www.lrp.lt/lt/prezidento_veikla/apdovanojimai/apdovanojimai_256/p40.html Lithuanian Presidency] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419212238/http://www.lrp.lt/lt/prezidento_veikla/apdovanojimai/apdovanojimai_256/p40.html |date=19 April 2014 }}, Lithuanian Orders searching form</ref> °
* {{flag|Luxembourg}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Adolph of Nassau]] °
* {{flag|Luxembourg}}: Knight of the [[Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau]] °
* {{flag|Netherlands}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Netherlands Lion]] °
* {{flag|Netherlands}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown (Netherlands)|Order of the Crown]] °
* {{flag|Netherlands}}: Recipient of Queen Beatrix's Inauguration Medal °
* {{flag|Poland}}: Knight of the [[Order of the White Eagle (Poland)|Order of the White Eagle]] °
* {{flag|Portugal}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of Portugal]] (2 January 1981)<ref name="PORT">Portuguese presidential website, [http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=154 Orders search form]</ref> °
* {{flag|Portugal}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Prince Henry|Order of Infante Dom Henrique]] (13 February 2004)<ref name="PORT" /> °
* {{flag|Portugal}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Christ (Portugal)|Order of Christ]] (26 May 2008)<ref name="PORT" /> °
* {{flag|Slovakia}}: Member 2nd Class of the [[Order of the White Double Cross]] (2010)
* {{flag|Slovenia}}: Member of the [[Order for Exceptional Merits (Slovenia)|Order for Exceptional Merits]] (2011)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Odlikovanci |url=https://www.predsednica-slo.si/sl/odlikovanja/odlikovanci?AwardType=1&start=15 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Predsednica Republike Slovenije |language=sl-SI}}</ref> °
* {{flag|South Korea}}:  Member 1st Class (Grand Gwanghwa Medal) of the [[Order of Diplomatic Service Merit]] °
* {{flag|Spain}}: Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of Charles III]] (21 April 1995)<ref>[http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1995/04/25/pdfs/A12158-12158.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado]</ref> °
* {{flag|Spain}}: Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of Isabella the Catholic]] (12 April 1982)<ref>[http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1982/05/27/pdfs/A14036-14036.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado]</ref> °
* {{flag|Sweden}}: Knight of the [[Royal Order of the Seraphim]]<ref name=dekorasjoner/> °
* {{flag|Sweden}}: Recipient of the [[Swedish Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals|50th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf]] (30 April 1996)
* {{flag|Sweden}}: Recipient of the [[Swedish Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals|Ruby Jubilee Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf]] (15 September 2013)
* {{Flag|Sweden}}: Recipient of the [[Swedish Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals|Golden Jubilee Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf]] (15 September 2023)
''Rem : The mark ° shows the honours mentioned on Queen Sonja's [http://www.kongehuset.no/c27020/artikkel/vis.html?tid=27415 official website page]''

== Notes ==
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==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070824144518/http://www.holmenkollen-worldcup.no/index.aspx?Article=92639 2007 Holmenkollen medalists announced] - Accessed 18 March 2007. {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070828011235/http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/sport/vinter/article937464.ece Holmenkollen medal presented to Estil and Hjelmeset] - Accessed 21 March 2007

==External links==
*[https://www.royalcourt.no/seksjon.html?tid=28737&sek=27272 Royal House web page on the Queen]

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