Monday, January 9, 2017

Henri Pays Tribute to Late President of Portugal

On Monday, Grand Duke Henri sent a letter of condolence to the President of Portugal, honoring the late President Mário Soares who died on January 7th. Soares was President of Portugal from 1986 to 1996 and had previously served as Prime Minister from 1976-1978 and then from 1983-1985.

Luxembourg has historically strong ties to Portugal, as evidenced by the letter sent from the Grand Duke to the President earlier this year. Additionally, Grand Duchess Maria Ana was born into the royal family of Portugal.

The text of the letter reads as follows:

Monsieur le Président,

La Grande-Duchesse et moi vous adressons nos plus sincères condoléances à l’occasion de la disparition de l’ancien Président Monsieur Mario Soares.

En Monsieur Soares, nous rendons hommage à une personnalité qui a marqué de son empreinte l’histoire de son pays, à la fois comme homme d’État et comme fervent Européen. Nous nous souvenons également avec émotion de l’ami engagé du Luxembourg.

Nous vous serions très reconnaissants si vous vouliez bien vous faire l’interprète auprès de la famille de Monsieur Soares de toute notre compassion.

Henri
Grand-Duc de Luxembourg

In translation:

Mister President,

The Grand Duchess and I send you our deepest condolences on the occasion of the loss of former President Mario Soares.

In Mr Soares, we pay tribute to a personality who has left his mark on the history of his country, both as a statesman and as a fervent European. We also remember with emotion the committed friend of Luxembourg.

We would be very grateful if you would share with Mr. Soares' family all our compassion.

Henri
Grand-Duke of Luxembourg

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