Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Grand Duke Henri Sends Letters of Condolence

On Tuesday, Grand Duke Henri sent two letters of condolence, one to the President of Germany and the other to the King of Spain. Both letters expressed sadness for the tragic airplane accident that occurred in the French Alps.

The text of both letters reads as follows:

C’est avec une très grande émotion que la Grande-Duchesse et moi-même avons appris la nouvelle du terrible accident d’avion survenu aujourd’hui à Barcelonnette dans les Alpes françaises.

Au nom du peuple luxembourgeois, nous Vous exprimons nos plus sincères condoléances. Nos pensées et nos sentiments de compassion les plus émus vont aux familles et aux proches touchés parce drame.

Henri
Grand-Duc de Luxembourg

In translation:

It is with great emotion that the Grand Duchess and I have learned about the terrible airplane accident that occurred today in Barcelonnette in the French Alps.

On behalf of the people of Luxembourg, we express our deepest condolences. Our thoughts and our greatest feelings of compassion are with the families and friends of those affected by this dramatic event.


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