Japan

Japanese government considering government posts for female Imperial Family members

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25th November 2020
The Japanese government is considering giving government posts to female Imperial Family members after they have lost their imperial status upon marriage to commoners. This would allow them to continue their royal work after leaving the Imperial Family. Informed government sources have said this is one way the government is considering addressing the declining numbers of the Japanese Imperial…
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Bhutan

Bhutan marks Coronation Day with new official photos

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1st November 2020
To mark Coronation Day in Bhutan, the Royal Court has released new images of the King, Queen and their two sons. The photos were taken in Dechencholing Palace in the Bhutanese capital of Thimphu. Five images were released showing the happy family of four with two of the photographs featuring the brotherly love of Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel (4) and Prince Ugyen Wangchuck (7 months). One of the…
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Bhutan

Bhutan celebrates a royal wedding

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30th October 2020
Amidst the uncertainty of the ongoing pandemic, Bhutan had a reason to celebrate on Thursday as the King’s younger sister married the younger brother of the Queen at Dechencholing Palace in Thimphu in a traditional Buddhist ceremony. Princess Eeuphelma Choden…
Brunei

Brunei’s Prince Abdul Azim dies at 38

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26th October 2020
Brunei’s Prince Abdul Azim has died at the age of 38 after a long illness. He was the son of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, and his second wife, Puan Hajah Mariam. Prince Abdul Azim reportedly had liver cancer and was fourth in line to Brunei’s throne when he died. He was the second son of Brunei’s ruler and had 11 siblings (of which only three were full siblings…
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Japan

Princess Mako turns 29

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23rd October 2020
Japan’s Princess Mako of Akishino is celebrating her 29th birthday today; she is the niece of Emperor Naruhito and eldest granddaughter of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko. A video was released by the Imperial Household Agency of Mako and her…
Thailand

King Vajiralongkorn taken to hospital as bodyguard tests positive for COVID-19

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23rd October 2020
King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand was taken to Bangkok Hospital after one of his bodyguards tested positive for COVID-19. The Thai King was taken to the hospital around midnight on the 21st of October and only stayed for about two hours. It is unclear why exactly he was so briefly hospitalised or whether he was tested for COVID-19. King Vajiralongkorn arrived from Germany, where he usually lives…
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