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.

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II bids farewell to The Emir of Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani at Windsor Castle, in England, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010. Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani and his wife Sheika Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned have been on a state visit to England. (Getty Images / AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, pool)

Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, waves goodbye to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip (both not picture), as the leave on the final day of their State Visit, from Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London, on October 28, 2010. AFP PHOTO / KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH / POOL (Photo by KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/AFP/Getty Images)

Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L), takes the salute as he stands beside Commandant General Marriot at The Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, southern England on October 28, 2010. The Emir is on the final day of a state visit to Britain. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

St George's Hall is seen during a banquet held during the state visit of Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and his wife Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned at Windsor Castle near London on October 26, 2010. (Photo : KIERAN DOHERTY/AFP/Getty Images)

Britain's Queen Elizabeth (C) toasts Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (on the Queen's R) before a banquet in St George's Hall in Windsor Castle near London October 26, 2010. British Prime Minister David Cameron (1st L) and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (2ndL) , are also seen. Queen Elizabeth II formally welcomed the emir of Qatar to Britain for a trip aimed at boosting growing trade links and both countries' bids for the football World Cup. (Photo : KIERAN DOHERTY/AFP/Getty Images)

Britain's Prince Andrew (2nd R) introduces the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (3rd R) and his wife Sheikha Mozah (L) to ministers ahead of a trade meeting at Buckingham Palace in London, on October 27, 2010. (Photo : BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)

(L-R) His Highness the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and his wife, Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned wave goodbye to Prince Charles, Prince of Wales after visiting His Royal Highness Prince Charles' School of Traditional Arts at Clarence House on 27 October, 2010 in London, England. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and his wife are on a three-day state visit to the UK and are due to visit the 2012 Olympics site later today. (Photo by Jane Mingay - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Prime Minister David Cameron meets the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani at Downing St on October 26, 2010 in London, United Kingdom. The Sheikh is on a two day State visit to the UK, the first since 1985, which is seen as important in strengthening already strongly established business links with one of the Gulf States most financially powerful nations. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images)