Condolences
Condolences from His Majesty the King to His Majesty The King of the Netherlands and His Majesty The King of Malaysia.
I was deeply saddened by hearing about the tragic loss of so many lives on Malaysian Airlines flight MH 17 that departed from Amsterdam on Thursday July 17th en route for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
On behalf of myself and the Norwegian people, I am sending you my condolences and ask you to convey my condolences and deepest sympathy to those bereaved or otherwise afflicted by this terrible disaster.
Harald R
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Welcoming the Restauration to the US
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon, along with a couple of thousand attendees, welcomed the sloop Restauration to New York, exactly 200 years after the vessel carrying Norwegian emigrants arrived in the United States. In 1825, they crossed the Atlantic in search of a new and better life. This voyage is regarded as the beginning of organised emigration from Norway.
Met with Governor Walz in Minnesota
Minnesota is one of the states in the United States where a large proportion of the population has Norwegian ancestry. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon is therefore also visiting this state and its largest metropolitan area, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, during his trip to the United States to mark the 200th anniversary of Norwegian emigration to the US.