From the Desk of

H.I.H. Prince Regent Nguyen Phuc Buu Chanh of Vietnam, Duke Kien Hoa

To Governor General of Australia

Government House Yarralumba ACT 2600

Fax  + 612 628 13760 

11 February 2009

MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCES TO THE BUSH FIRE VICTIMS IN VICTORIA

To Her Excellency Ms. Quentin Bryce, AC

Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia

Representative of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the II,

Queen of Australia

Victoria is home to 100,000 Vietnamese Australians. This terrible bushfire disaster has claimed so many lives and is one of the most horrific natural calamities apart from war. With deep sorrow, we would like to extend to the people of Australia and more specifically the people of Victoria, our most heart felt sympathy and condolences on behalf of the Vietnamese Imperial House.

Yours sincerely,

H.I.H. Prince Regent Kien Hoa Nguyen Phuc Buu Chanh of Vietnam

Duke of Kien Hoa

H.I.H. Princess Cong Nuong Phan Lien     

THE IMPERIAL GRAND COUNCIL

THE IMPERIAL NGUYEN DYNASTY OF VIETNAM