The tragic passing of His Majesty King Harald V
With great sadness, we have learned of the tragic passing of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway after a brief but severe illness.
There is a longstanding friendship between our countries, and many Hungarians remain grateful to Norway to this day for offering refuge to the heroes of the 1956 Revolution. The Norwegian monarchy, and King Harald—who oversaw the normalization of Hungarian-Norwegian relations following the end of the Bolshevik occupation—will always hold a special place in the hearts of Hungarians. We must also remember that the Norwegian royal family is related to our own Royal House and to Blessed Emperor Karl.
We express our heartfelt condolences to His Majesty King Haakon VIII, his family, and the Norwegian people, and we wish the King a long and successful reign. We pray that God gives His Majesty all the strength he needs as he ascends the throne, and that he becomes a beloved father to all Norwegians, just like the late King Harald V.
Amidst this incredibly difficult time for the Norwegian royal family, many people have issued messages of support for the new King and the Norwegian people. We, too, join Norway in mourning its beloved monarch.
Unfortunately, this cannot be said of some individuals who oppose the idea of monarchy. It has come to our attention that a number of incredibly disrespectful comments toward the late King and the Norwegian royal family have been made. These comments were written by persons who clearly let their hate overshadow basic respect for a man who—regardless of their personal views on the crown—was always a beloved figure to the Norwegian people, and whose death naturally causes great pain and sadness to a whole nation.
While it is normally not appropriate to use a message of condolence to speak of this, we have decided that the seriousness of the situation warrants it. We especially condemn a particularly horrifying comment made on the "Abolish the Monarchy" subreddit. As of the time of publishing this message, it remains accessible and has not been removed by the subreddit's moderators or site administrators.
The author's identity remains unknown as they acted under online anonymity, but their behaviour reveals a complete lack of basic human decency—something their political allies normally claim a monopoly on whenever they try to justify the newest excess of their never-ending crusade against Tradition.
God will forever remember your actions, both moral and immoral.
We hope that, even if it is unlikely for them to be punished, the comments made will help the public understand the true nature of the people and movements involved. Having already killed hundreds of millions in the name of "progress," "equality," and "compassion," they now dance on the grave of a father, grandfather, and King. In their eyes, his only crime was that he truly gave all for his people—All for Norway.
