OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Queen Sonja, 87, will have a pacemaker inserted in a scheduled surgery later this week after suffering a heart problem during the weekend, the Norwegian royal court said on Tuesday.

Norway's 87-year-old Queen Sonja was fitted with a pacemaker on Thursday at an Oslo hospital in a procedure the royal palace said was "successful".

Queen Sonja of Norway is resting after undergoing a successful heart operation. The Norwegian queen, who is 87, had a pacemaker fitted. The procedure was carried out at the Rigshospitalet in Oslo on January

Queen Sonja of Norway was admitted to the hospital on Jan. 11 following a flare-up of her atrial fibrillation while skiing. She was discharged the following day, and the palace assures that her condition is not serious.

Queen Sonja is set to undergo surgery after her hospitalisation last weekend. The Norwegian Queen Consort, 87, will be fitted with a pacemaker on Thursday, the palace confirmed in a statement. She will be admitted to Rikshospitalet in Oslo on Wednesday evening ahead of the procedure and is then expected to remain in the hospital for one or two days.

Following an incident while skiing, Queen Sonja of Norway was recently hospitalized. The update was shared by the royal family of Norway in a statement. Following this news, many well-wishers took to the internet to express their concern regarding Queen Sonja’s health.

Norway's 87-year-old Queen Sonja will be fitted with a pacemaker this week after recently suffering from arrhythmia, the royal palace announced on Tuesday.

The wife of King Harald was briefly admitted to Lillehammer hospital after a ‘skiing incident’ complicated her pre-existing heart condition, but has seen been discharged in high spirits

On Sunday morning, the Norwegian Royal House announced that Queen Sonja of Norway regained a normal heart rhythm and was discharged from Lillehammer Hospital, where she was under observation for atrial fibrillation.

Queen Sonja of Norway, 87, was admitted to hospital after suffering a skiing-related injury, the Norwegian royal household revealed on Saturday. The Norwegian Queen is said to suffer from atrial fibrillation which, according to the NHS website, is a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate.