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.

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 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.

Queen Sonja was briefly admitted to Lillehammer Hospital in Norway last Saturday, after experiencing symptoms linked to her existing heart condition, atrial fibrillation, while she was on a ski trip. The Norwegian royal palace has now confirmed she will be fitted with a pacemaker on January 16.

In a brief statement, the Norwegian Royal Court announced that Queen Sonja has been hospitalised for observation following atrial fibrillation earlier in the day during on a skiing trip. Atrial fibrillation is defined as an abnormal heart rhythm that may be a rapid and irregular beating of the heart.

A statement has been released regarding the health of the Norwegian Queen Consort, Queen Sonja. The 87-year-old was hospitalized earlier this month while on a skiing trip. The Norwegian Palace has shared that Sonja will be admitted to Rikshospitalet in Oslo,

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.