In this message, the Sovereign expressed to Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing His heartfelt condolences in this painful ordeal of the demise of the French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, assuring Mrs Giscard d'Estaing of His solidarity in these moments of mourning and remembrance.
"Be Our messenger to your children Valérie-Anne, Henri and Louis as well as those close to the deceased, and convey to them the expression of Our saddened sympathy and Our deep compassion", wrote HM the King.
The Sovereign underlined "the great friendship between Our august father the late His Majesty King Hassan II and your dear husband, and We do not forget the attachment he had to Morocco".
HM the King said that he keeps the memory of President Giscard d'Estaing as a man whom "We esteemed and who was easily distinguished by elevated sentiments and high intelligence".