10/29/2010

Queen Elizabeth II Sends Condolences to Indonesia


Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ( Photo : Getty Images / AP Photo/Geoff Pugh, pool)

October 29, 2010 (KATAKAMI / THE JAKARTA GLOBE) --- Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, has sent a letter of condolence to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday, the British Embassy said in a press release.

“I was saddened to hear of the loss of life caused by the tsunami on 26 October, the eruption of Mount Merapi volcano and floods and landslides across Indonesia this month. My thoughts and sincere condolences are with you and the people of Indonesia,” the queen said in her letter.