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His Majesty The King visited the KDM Copenhagen yesterday to see the damage caused to the Navy's flagship. At the insistence of the head of the investigation group, His Majesty did not go aboard the ship for safety reasons, however he did insist on seeing the damage from a launch.
At no notice the harbour master, Msr. Renard, rustled up a pilot boat and His majesty was brought alongside the battered ship for a brief inspection of the damaged area.
The King made no comment as he returned to the pier, but according to Msr. Renard who accompanied the King on the pilot boat, His Majesty was taken aback by the sight.

After a brief period where His Majesty stood be himself at the end of the pier, he set out for the hospital to visit the injured and to be reunited with Her Royal highness The Queen, who had forgone the port visit to spend more time with the wounded. His Majesty arrived at the hospital at approximately 11.00am and spent the next 3 hours visiting each of the wounded, after which he meet with the hospital's administrator and chief surgeon to ascertain when the injured would be able to travel. The Royal family then took time for lunch at the invitation of the Mayor, Msr. LeClerc.

In the afternoon, The King and Queen went to pay their respects to those who lost their lives. His Majesty asked that they be left alone for a moment of private mourning, and after about 10 minutes emerged from the local hall that had been converted for use as a temporary morgue, they were both visibly shaken.

The Danish Ambassador to The Republic of France, His Excellency, The Rt.Hon. Carl Christian Hall, who preceded the King to Toulon, has been busy making arrangements with the French train network to return the crew to Denmark by train. The uninjured crew will be leaving Toulon on the 21st, with the wounded following on the 23rd in a specially adapted train, which will also carry the deceased.
The King and Queen will be Leaving Toulon on the 20th.