Royals Express Sympathy for Haiti

As the world grieves and reaches into their pockets to help the earthquake victims of Haiti, royalty throughout the world have been giving their condolences as well.

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Jordan’s Queen Rania used Twitter to provide various links to charity organizations where people could donate money to help. She tweeted yesterday that is was “reassuring to see our humanity kick into gear and countries sending aid already.” The Queen also expressed her sympathy for the three Jordanian UN peacekeepers killed in the quake, which hit 7.0 on the Richter scale.

Today, the Spanish royal family held an ambassadors reception, where they met with the representatives of the countries Spain has diplomatic ties. The Haiti ambassador was one of those the royals met with. Yolette Azor Charles received the condolences of King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia and the Crown Princely couple. It was the King who said that the Caribbean nation had “the full support of Spain and the solidarity of the Spanish” and conveyed his “deep regret” over the massive damage of the earthquake.

Last year, Queen Sofia visited Haiti to see how it was recovering from hurricanes by use of Spanish aid.

Lastly, Queen Elizabeth II voiced her sympathy by issuing a brief statement: “I’m deeply saddened to hear of the earthquake in Haiti with its huge loss of life and damage to homes and livelihoods. I offer my condolences and profound sympathy to all those affected.”