Sofía Margarita Victoria Federica (November 2, 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family, who was Queen of Spain from 1975 to 2014 as the wife of Juan Carlos I. Born Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, she is the first child of King Paul of Greece and Frederica of Hanover. As her family was forced into exile during the Second World War, she spent part of her childhood in Egypt, returning to Greece in 1946. She completed her secondary education in a boarding school in Germany before returning to Greece where she specialised in childcare, music and archaeology.
Sofía married Juan Carlos I on May 14, 1962, and the had three children: Infanta Elena, Infanta Cristina, and Felipe VI of Spain.
She became Queen consort upon her husband's accession in 1975. On June 19, 2014, Juan Carlos abdicated in favour of their son Felipe VI.
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