It was Prince Williamthe heir to the throne, to welcome upon arrival at the hotel Emperor Naruhito of Japan with Empress Masako who both studied at Oxford, upon their arrival in Britain for the long-awaited state visit.
And everything is ready this evening at Buckingham Palace to welcome the imperial couple. With all the frontline Windsors in full dress and tiaras, and the absence of Princess Anne still hospitalized after the accident with her horse on the Gatcombe Park estate.
Even if today the husband Sir Timothy Laurence, visiting the Princess at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, reassured the public awaiting news: “She is recovering well, thank you.” After yesterday’s bruise, the princess reportedly suffered temporary memory loss. William then escorted Emperor Naruhito at Horse Guards Parade where King Charles and Queen Camilla were waiting for him.
So after, the tradition review of the troops deployed and after having crossed the Mall leading to Buckingham Palace dressed in the flags of Japanthe emperor was welcomed to the palace for a tour of the exhibition of objects that tell the story of the relations between the two countries, as a gift received by Queen Elizabeth from Japan in 1953 for the coronation.
In 1971, Elizabeth II and Prince Philip welcomed Emperor Hirohito to Buckingham Palace for a visit that made history.
Today King Charles spent a long time with Naruhito, whom he knows well because of his studies in the United Kingdom but also because the king’s library contains the book written by the emperor of Japan on the Thames. Yes, the river that cuts through London, Naruhito’s great passion since he was a boy.
