Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir (pronounced [ˈkvʏðrun ˈkʰaːtrin ˈθɔrpɛrksˌtouʰtɪr̥]; 14 August 1934 – 12 October 1998) was the First Lady of Iceland from 1996 to 1998.
She was also active in politics and held a city council post in the town of Seltjarnarnes for 16 years.
[2] She married Ólafur in 1974 and the following year gave birth to twin daughters, Guðrún Tinna and Svanhildur Dalla.
She spent the last few months of her life under the care of specialists in Seattle, Washington, with her family by her side, until her death in October 1998.
[3] Her death after a long and difficult struggle, at the age of 64, was a shock to her family and the Icelandic nation.