Buckingham Palace releases King Charles emotional assertion after unhappy information
The Buckingham Palace launched the monarch’s message after he was knowledgeable of the passing a of key determine in certainly one of his commonwealth states.
“My wife and I were profoundly saddened to learn of the loss of Sir Julius Chan,” the King wrote. “He was a dedicated public servant, and devoted his life to help build Papua New Guinea into the strong, independent nation that it is today. His dedication served as an inspiration to many and I remember with great fondness meeting Sir Julius many times over his decades of service.”
He continued, “My wife and I send our heartfelt condolences to Sir Julius’s family, and to all Papua New Guineans, as his loss is mourned throughout Papua New Guinea,” and signed it off with, “Charles R”
Chan was affectionately known as “Sir J” as he was the nation’s longest serving politician. He was first elected in PNG’s pre-independence Home of Meeting in 1968, when John Gorton was Prime Minister of Australia. He would go on to grow to be PNG’s second Prime Minister.
The politician was nonetheless a member of the nationwide parliament and governor of his beloved New Eire province when died final week on the age of 85.