World Economic Forum 2025 Annual Meeting - Royals Attending

The 2025 World Economic Forum's annual meeting will be held January 20th-24th in Davos, Switzerland. This year's theme is: 'Collaboration for the Intelligent Age'.

The Royals will participate in many events and meeting both officially hosted by WEF & other organizations. If a Royal is listed in the official program as speaking in a session we have noted that below. Many Royals will only attend part of the Annual Meeting, if we know their dates or attendance, we have listed that. 

Confirmed:

• Lesotho
• King Letsie III
• Panel: Back to Basics: Getting Public Infrastructure Right (22nd)
• Saudi Arabia 
• Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
• Panel: Diplomacy amid Disorder (21st)
• Panel: How to Lower the Temperature in the Middle East (23rd)
• Sweden
• Prince Daniel (21st-23rd)

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Queen Sonjia of Norway - Hospitalizations & Health Issues

Lillehammer Hospital
Helge Høifødt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

I think anytime a royal is in the hospital or having a major health event, there is public concern. I have compiled this information for the purpose of allowing the public to better understand the royal's health history.

All information I share is publicly available information that has been released by the palace. Out of respect for the royals, I don't include any rumors or anything not confirmed by the palace or royals. 

January 2025

• Saturday, January 11th: Suffered atrial fibrillation during a skiing trip 
• Atrial fibrillation is a heart condition that causes an irregular and rapid heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart. Symptoms can include irregular heartbeat, chest pain, dizziness, lightheadedness, shortness of breath, and fainting.
• Palace states "The situation is not considered serious and the Queen is in good shape."
• Hospitalized at Lillehammer Hospital for "Observation"
• January 11th - 12th
• Released with a normal heart rhythm. 
• Surgery to insert Pacemaker 
• Surgery on January 16th
• Hospitalized at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet
•  January 15th - ?
• Updates: 
• Tuesday January 14th - Palace announces pacemaker surgery. "The treatment is due to a situation that arose with Atrial fibrillation". The Queen will be admitted to the hospital the night before the surgery and will then remain in the hospital for one or two days after the surgery.
• Thursday January 16th: The Surgery was successful. The Queen is doing well. She will remain in the hospital for one or two days. 
• Friday January 17th: Queen Sonja was released from the hospital. She is doing well. She will be on sick leave until Friday, January 24.

2010s

October 2019 

• Canceled week and half of engagements due to respiratory infection. 

June 2019

• Canceled participation at South Korea State Visit due to Foot Infection. 

2000s

June 2009

• Surgery on foot
• Sick leave 4-5 weeks

2004

• Surgery on foot

November 2001

• Corrective surgery on left foot due to a misalignment at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet
• Sick leave for 3 months

January 2001

• Injured eye during Ski trip.
• Treatment for eye injury and acute keratitis  at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet

2000

• Corrective surgery on left foot due to a misalignment  at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet

1970s

July 1973 

• Gave birth to Crown Prince Haakon at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet

September 1971 

• Gave birth to Princess Martha Louise at Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet

July 1970

• Miscarriage aboard the Royal Yacht
• Hospitalized at Fredrikstad Central Hospital