Prince Khalid said that he was saddened to hear the news.

:: Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US Prince Khalid bin Salman offered his condolences to the Bush family following the death of former First Lady Barbara Bush, wife of the 41st president, George H.W. Bush.

In a tweet on his official Twitter account, Prince Khalid said that he was saddened to hear the news.

The Bush family had announced in a statement on April 15 that she was in failing health, had decided not to seek further medical treatment and instead would focus on “comfort care.”

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