she said she was doing what we both had experience in, Surviving. She will be missed." Sonja was born in Olympia, Wash. and later settled in Walnut Creek, Calif. She was 53 and had just undergone ...

Queen Sonja, born Sonja Haraldson, is married to King Harald V of Norway. When Harald was still crown prince, the couple kept their relationship a secret due to Sonja's status as a commoner.