Condolences
Condolences from His Majesty King Harald on the murder of Mrs. Benazir Bhutto.
H.E. Mr. Pervez Musharraf
President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Your Excellency,
I have with deep sadness received the terrible news about the murder of Mrs. Benazir Bhutto on 27 December.
Please receive on behalf of myself and the Norwegian people my condolences and my deepest sympathy to you, Mr. President, to the people of Pakistan, and to the bereaved family.
Harald R
Current news
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.